Cost of living comparison
San Marino is 49.4% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in San Marino instead of Albania, you would:
pay 59.4% more for restaurants
Albania
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL696
|
$16.33
€15.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL587
|
$7.52
€6.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL147
|
$2.03
€1.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL70
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
pay 20.1% more for groceries
Albania
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
$1.45
€1.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL457
|
$5.17
€4.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL648
|
$4.40
€4.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL307
|
$2.50
€2.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL299
|
$4.44
€4.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL57
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL98
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL67
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL42
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL45
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 12.4% more for transportation
Albania
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL731
|
$6.35
€5.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,453
|
$33.74
€31.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,839,531
|
$23,402.53
€21,711.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,742
|
$22.10
€20.50
|
|
pay 67.3% more for housing
Albania
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,484
|
$32.47
€30.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL31,138
|
$544.24
€504.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL23,570
|
$503.43
€467.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,225
|
$68.75
€63.78
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Albania
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,475
|
$355.57
€329.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL278,730
|
$5,442.45
€5,049.23
|
|
pay 44.8% more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL231
|
$4.63
€4.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL144
|
$1.49
€1.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL330
|
$5.44
€5.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,395
|
$70.75
€65.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL763
|
$7.62
€7.07
|
|
pay 28.0% more for clothing
Albania
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,277
|
$97.96
€90.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,189
|
$35.38
€32.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,291
|
$97.96
€90.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,669
|
$97.96
€90.89
|
|
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