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
ALL688
|
$16.33
€15.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL581
|
$7.52
€6.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL145
|
$2.03
€1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL70
|
$1.29
€1.19
|
|
pay 20.1% more for groceries
Albania
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
$1.45
€1.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL452
|
$5.17
€4.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL641
|
$4.40
€4.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL303
|
$2.50
€2.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL296
|
$4.44
€4.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL57
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL97
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL66
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL59
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL42
|
$0.56
€0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL44
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
|
pay 12.4% more for transportation
Albania
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL722
|
$6.35
€5.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,436
|
$33.74
€31.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,806,055
|
$23,402.53
€21,510.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,709
|
$22.10
€20.31
|
|
pay 67.3% more for housing
Albania
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,466
|
$32.47
€29.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL30,771
|
$544.24
€500.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL23,292
|
$503.43
€462.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,152
|
$68.75
€63.19
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Albania
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,316
|
$355.57
€326.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL275,444
|
$5,442.45
€5,002.43
|
|
pay 44.8% more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL229
|
$4.63
€4.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL142
|
$1.49
€1.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL326
|
$5.44
€5.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,355
|
$70.75
€65.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL754
|
$7.62
€7.00
|
|
pay 28.0% more for clothing
Albania
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,227
|
$97.96
€90.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,139
|
$35.38
€32.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,205
|
$97.96
€90.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,555
|
$97.96
€90.04
|
|
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