Cost of living comparison
compared to
San Marino vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary
San Marino is 31.1% more expensive than Lebanon overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 72.0% more in San Marino
- Groceries
-
pay 31.8% more in San Marino
- Transportation
-
pay 37.9% more in San Marino
- Housing
-
pay 19.8% more in San Marino
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 28.8% more in San Marino
- Clothing
-
pay 3.7% less in San Marino
The cost of restaurants, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing in San Marino are more expensive than in Lebanon.
San Marino vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown
If you lived in San Marino instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 72.0% more for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
LBP684,169
|
$17.52
€15.11
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
LBP714,522
|
$8.56
€7.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
LBP145,385
|
$2.31
€1.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
LBP68,103
|
$1.61
€1.39
|
|
Lebanon vs. San Marino - Cost of restaurants
pay 31.8% more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.60
LBP53,699
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
LBP352,609
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.56
LBP496,610
|
$4.42
€3.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.33
LBP208,328
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
LBP316,225
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
LBP61,124
|
$1.06
€0.91
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
LBP40,766
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,360
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
LBP41,477
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
LBP29,389
|
$0.53
€0.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LBP40,127
|
?? | |
Lebanon vs. San Marino - Cost of groceries
pay 37.9% more for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.44
LBP306,966
|
$7.74
€6.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$72.50
LBP6,475,359
|
$29.20
€25.18
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,750.00
LBP2,567,814,963
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.00
LBP1,429,045
|
$23.71
€20.45
|
|
Lebanon vs. San Marino - Cost of transportation
pay 19.8% more for housing
|
Lebanon
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.92
LBP3,387,111
|
$35.04
€30.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.15
LBP51,012,779
|
$642.39
€553.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.78
LBP24,809,806
|
$583.99
€503.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.38
LBP12,448,355
|
$89.32
€77.02
|
|
Lebanon vs. San Marino - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$248.75
LBP22,217,182
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,093.75
LBP365,634,522
|
?? |
Lebanon vs. San Marino - Cost of childcare
pay 28.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
LBP357,261
|
$4.67
€4.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
LBP258,327
|
$1.75
€1.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
LBP225,521
|
$5.84
€5.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.92
LBP3,833,115
|
$58.40
€50.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.25
LBP736,851
|
$8.18
€7.05
|
|
Lebanon vs. San Marino - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 3.7% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.44
LBP4,772,787
|
$81.76
€70.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.00
LBP4,465,765
|
$35.04
€30.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.94
LBP9,105,199
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.93
LBP7,942,682
|
$58.40
€50.36
|
|
Lebanon vs. San Marino - Cost of clothing
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