Cost of living comparison
San Marino is 11.4% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in San Marino instead of Malta, you would:
pay 11.0% less for restaurants
Malta
|
San Marino
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.60
|
$16.49
€15.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.74
|
$7.15
€6.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.94
|
$2.04
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.31
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
pay 10.5% less for groceries
Malta
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
$1.47
€1.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.66
|
$5.22
€4.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
$4.54
€4.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.43
|
$2.52
€2.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.28
|
$3.24
€3.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.11
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.99
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 5.9% more for transportation
Malta
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.29
|
$5.55
€5.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€27.10
|
$40.13
€37.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,299.66
|
$23,638.17
€21,930.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.30
|
$19.79
€18.36
|
|
pay 28.5% less for housing
Malta
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€33.11
|
$32.62
€30.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€848.47
|
$563.47
€522.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€677.15
|
$467.27
€433.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€73.83
|
$54.81
€50.85
|
|
pay 21.3% less for childcare
Malta
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€367.08
|
$359.15
€333.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,662.11
|
$5,497.25
€5,100.07
|
|
pay 3.4% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.87
|
$4.40
€4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.30
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.74
|
$5.50
€5.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€59.63
|
$76.96
€71.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.55
|
$7.97
€7.40
|
|
pay 10.8% less for clothing
Malta
|
San Marino
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€76.32
|
$82.46
€76.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€37.20
|
$32.98
€30.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€80.62
|
$76.96
€71.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€106.04
|
$97.85
€90.78
|
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