What It Actually Costs to Berth a Yacht in Monaco
Port Hercule is barely half a mile of quay, which is exactly why it's the most expensive stretch of water in the world. Every summer, the same handful of berths get fought over by yachts that could anchor anywhere — and the price reflects scarcity, not size. Here's what the numbers actually look like, from a modest weekender to a Grand Prix weekend.
The ordinary night
A 15-metre yacht in Port Hercule runs roughly €130–200 a night in low season, climbing to €250–350 once summer properly starts. Nothing dramatic yet — this is the price of being able to say you moored in Monaco, not the price everyone assumes it is.
What a superyacht actually pays
Above 50 metres, the maths changes. Peak-season nights land around €2,000–3,000, and prime berths — the ones close to the Casino, visible from the terrace bars — are priced by the foot: €300–600 per foot, per night, in high season. A 60-metre yacht in the right spot for a week can clear €100,000 before fuel, crew, or a single bottle is opened.
Grand Prix week rewrites the numbers
For one weekend in May, none of the above applies. Berthing a private superyacht in Port Hercule for the entire Grand Prix weekend — not per night, for the whole stay — runs from roughly €20,000 up to €150,000 or more, depending on size and how close you sit to the track. It's the one week a year where the harbour itself becomes the most expensive ticket
The annual berth, for those who never really leave
For owners who keep a permanent spot, a 20-metre yacht's annual contract runs around €25,000–35,000. For anything superyacht-sized, that figure comfortably passes €100,000 a year — a standing reservation on the most contested quay in the Mediterranean.
None of this is arbitrary. It's what half a mile of the world's most photographed harbour is actually worth to the people who want a piece of it, even for a night.