Cost of living comparison
San Sebastian is 3.2% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in San Sebastian instead of Italy, you would:
pay 7.4% more for restaurants
Italy
|
San Sebastian
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.53
|
$14.08
€12.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.35
|
$9.75
€8.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.30
|
$2.23
€2.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.11
|
$1.88
€1.73
|
|
pay 5.2% less for groceries
Italy
|
San Sebastian
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.89
|
$1.58
€1.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.26
|
$8.67
€7.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.14
|
$4.40
€4.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.13
|
$2.43
€2.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.61
|
$2.92
€2.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$1.18
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.79
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.04
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.17
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$0.77
€0.70
|
|
pay 0.4% more for transportation
Italy
|
San Sebastian
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.74
|
$6.78
€6.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.14
|
$44.40
€40.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€24,803.81
|
$36,133.87
€33,212.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€17.97
|
$11.53
€10.60
|
|
pay 29.2% more for housing
Italy
|
San Sebastian
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.45
|
$36.55
€33.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€607.22
|
$1,137.14
€1,045.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€464.07
|
$819.98
€753.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€146.13
|
$95.59
€87.86
|
|
pay 6.2% more for childcare
Italy
|
San Sebastian
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€477.30
|
$433.19
€398.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,837.71
|
$12,407.42
€11,404.28
|
|
pay 11.7% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
San Sebastian
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.56
|
$3.25
€2.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.53
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.66
|
$5.96
€5.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.18
|
$43.05
€39.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.74
|
$8.66
€7.96
|
|
pay 4.0% less for clothing
Italy
|
San Sebastian
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€70.54
|
$62.27
€57.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.30
|
$31.14
€28.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€77.26
|
$77.43
€71.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€106.17
|
$138.08
€126.92
|
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