Cost of living comparison
compared to
San Marino vs. Italy Cost of Living Summary
San Marino is 14.5% cheaper than Italy overall.
San Marino vs. Italy Cost Breakdown
If you lived in San Marino instead of Italy, you would:
pay 8.8% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.50
€15.86
|
$17.52
€15.02
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.64
€9.98
|
$8.56
€7.34
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.93
€2.51
|
$2.31
€1.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.17
|
$1.61
€1.38
|
|
Italy vs. San Marino - Cost of restaurants
pay 21.9% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€1.97
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.02
€6.88
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.14
|
$4.42
€3.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
€3.37
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.46
€4.68
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.92
|
$1.06
€0.91
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.80
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.00
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.25
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.73
|
$0.53
€0.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.69
|
?? | |
Italy vs. San Marino - Cost of groceries
pay 8.1% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.83
€6.71
|
$7.74
€6.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.40
€38.07
|
$29.20
€25.04
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,732.41
€28,064.35
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.32
€18.28
|
$23.71
€20.33
|
|
Italy vs. San Marino - Cost of transportation
pay 11.5% less for housing
|
Italy
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.45
€26.97
|
$35.04
€30.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$740.98
€635.31
|
$642.39
€550.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$575.41
€493.34
|
$583.99
€500.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.94
€141.42
|
$89.32
€76.58
|
|
Italy vs. San Marino - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Italy
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$547.22
€469.18
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,750.16
€8,359.66
|
?? |
Italy vs. San Marino - Cost of childcare
pay 12.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.73
€4.91
|
$4.67
€4.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.95
€1.67
|
$1.75
€1.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.86
€5.88
|
$5.84
€5.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.21
€49.05
|
$58.40
€50.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.59
€9.08
|
$8.18
€7.01
|
|
Italy vs. San Marino - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 24.1% less for clothing
|
Italy
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.36
€74.04
|
$81.76
€70.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.95
€34.25
|
$35.04
€30.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.77
€83.82
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.92
€110.53
|
$58.40
€50.07
|
|
Italy vs. San Marino - Cost of clothing
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