Cost of living comparison
San Marino is 23.4% cheaper than France.
If you lived in San Marino instead of France, you would:
pay 23.5% less for restaurants
France
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€15.08
|
$16.49
€15.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.33
|
$7.15
€6.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.58
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
pay 26.7% less for groceries
France
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.55
|
$1.47
€1.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.78
|
$5.22
€4.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.97
|
$4.54
€4.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.25
|
$2.52
€2.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.88
|
$3.24
€3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.99
€0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.21
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.41
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$0.70
€0.66
|
|
pay 13.2% less for transportation
France
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.33
|
$5.55
€5.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€49.03
|
$40.13
€37.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,516.32
|
$23,638.17
€22,098.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.87
|
$19.79
€18.50
|
|
pay 25.9% less for housing
France
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.92
|
$32.62
€30.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€711.11
|
$563.47
€526.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€570.95
|
$467.27
€436.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€126.24
|
$54.81
€51.24
|
|
pay 49.0% less for childcare
France
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€630.34
|
$359.15
€335.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,572.64
|
$5,497.25
€5,139.29
|
|
pay 12.0% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.83
|
$4.40
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.74
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.38
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.51
|
$76.96
€71.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.49
|
$7.97
€7.45
|
|
pay 13.5% less for clothing
France
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.63
|
$82.46
€77.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.37
|
$32.98
€30.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€85.05
|
$76.96
€71.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€114.72
|
$97.85
€91.48
|
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