Cost of living comparison
compared to
San Marino vs. Colorado Cost of Living Summary
San Marino is 18.6% cheaper than Colorado.
- Restaurants
-
pay 21.5% less in San Marino
- Groceries
-
pay 33.2% less in San Marino
- Transportation
-
pay 44.4% more in San Marino
- Housing
-
pay 54.7% less in San Marino
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 34.1% less in San Marino
- Clothing
-
pay 12.6% less in San Marino
Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and clothing are lower in San Marino.
San Marino vs. Colorado Cost Breakdown
If you lived in San Marino instead of Colorado, you would:
pay 21.5% less for restaurants
|
Colorado
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.33
|
$17.52
€14.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$8.56
€7.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
|
$2.31
€1.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
|
$1.61
€1.37
|
|
Colorado vs. San Marino - Cost of restaurants
pay 33.2% less for groceries
|
Colorado
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.51
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.35
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
|
$4.42
€3.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.83
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.70
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.28
|
$1.06
€0.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.84
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
|
$0.53
€0.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
|
?? | |
Colorado vs. San Marino - Cost of groceries
pay 44.4% more for transportation
|
Colorado
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.09
|
$7.74
€6.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$87.89
|
$29.20
€24.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,264.77
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.83
|
$23.71
€20.20
|
|
Colorado vs. San Marino - Cost of transportation
pay 54.7% less for housing
|
Colorado
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.31
|
$35.04
€29.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,998.04
|
$642.39
€547.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,754.04
|
$583.99
€497.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.17
|
$89.32
€76.10
|
|
Colorado vs. San Marino - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Colorado
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,452.57
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,338.92
|
?? |
Colorado vs. San Marino - Cost of childcare
pay 34.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Colorado
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.42
|
$4.67
€3.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.34
|
$1.75
€1.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
|
$5.84
€4.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.97
|
$58.40
€49.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.12
|
$8.18
€6.97
|
|
Colorado vs. San Marino - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 12.6% less for clothing
|
Colorado
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.93
|
$81.76
€69.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.63
|
$35.04
€29.85
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.36
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.50
|
$58.40
€49.76
|
|
Colorado vs. San Marino - Cost of clothing
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