Cost of living comparison
San Marino is 3.4% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in San Marino instead of Japan, you would:
pay 69.8% more for restaurants
Japan
|
San Marino
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,086
|
$16.49
€15.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥821
|
$7.15
€6.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥179
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥143
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
pay 28.4% less for groceries
Japan
|
San Marino
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥251
|
$1.47
€1.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,058
|
$5.22
€4.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥874
|
$4.54
€4.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥295
|
$2.52
€2.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥497
|
$3.24
€3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥403
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥212
|
$0.99
€0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥327
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥338
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥217
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥154
|
$0.70
€0.66
|
|
pay 10.2% less for transportation
Japan
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥757
|
$5.55
€5.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥12,254
|
$40.13
€37.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,212,923
|
$23,638.17
€22,098.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,164
|
$19.79
€18.50
|
|
pay 14.7% less for housing
Japan
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,699
|
$32.62
€30.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥92,755
|
$563.47
€526.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥63,486
|
$467.27
€436.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥22,574
|
$54.81
€51.24
|
|
pay 25.4% less for childcare
Japan
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥54,298
|
$359.15
€335.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,954,489
|
$5,497.25
€5,139.29
|
|
pay 0.4% more for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
San Marino
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥479
|
$4.40
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥500
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥678
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,743
|
$76.96
€71.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,067
|
$7.97
€7.45
|
|
pay 32.3% more for clothing
Japan
|
San Marino
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,885
|
$82.46
€77.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥5,079
|
$32.98
€30.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,425
|
$76.96
€71.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥14,313
|
$97.85
€91.48
|
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