Cost of living comparison
compared to
San Marino vs. Peru Cost of Living Summary
San Marino is 70.8% more expensive than Peru overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.9 times more in San Marino
- Groceries
-
pay 14.3% more in San Marino
- Transportation
-
pay 52.0% more in San Marino
- Housing
-
pay 95.1% more in San Marino
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 43.3% more in San Marino
- Clothing
-
pay 27.4% more in San Marino
The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries in San Marino are more expensive than in Peru. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in San Marino.
San Marino vs. Peru Cost Breakdown
If you lived in San Marino instead of Peru, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Peru
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
PEN11.02
|
$17.52
€15.11
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.98
PEN20.06
|
$8.56
€7.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
PEN3.61
|
$2.31
€1.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
PEN1.93
|
$1.61
€1.39
|
|
Peru vs. San Marino - Cost of restaurants
pay 14.3% more for groceries
|
Peru
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
PEN7.53
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.64
PEN12.22
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
PEN16.98
|
$4.42
€3.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
PEN9.84
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.75
PEN9.23
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
PEN2.65
|
$1.06
€0.91
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
PEN1.38
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.60
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
PEN1.58
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.46
|
$0.53
€0.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.29
|
?? | |
Peru vs. San Marino - Cost of groceries
pay 52.0% more for transportation
|
Peru
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.40
PEN18.11
|
$7.74
€6.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.18
PEN54.31
|
$29.20
€25.18
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,692.85
PEN66,088.25
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.93
PEN60.16
|
$23.71
€20.45
|
|
Peru vs. San Marino - Cost of transportation
pay 95.1% more for housing
|
Peru
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.62
PEN85.98
|
$35.04
€30.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$371.91
PEN1,248.12
|
$642.39
€553.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$256.23
PEN859.88
|
$583.99
€503.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.79
PEN123.48
|
$89.32
€77.02
|
|
Peru vs. San Marino - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Peru
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.49
PEN498.33
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,269.80
PEN17,685.18
|
?? |
Peru vs. San Marino - Cost of childcare
pay 43.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Peru
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.21
PEN7.43
|
$4.67
€4.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
PEN9.06
|
$1.75
€1.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.12
PEN20.53
|
$5.84
€5.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.24
PEN101.49
|
$58.40
€50.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.38
PEN18.07
|
$8.18
€7.05
|
|
Peru vs. San Marino - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 27.4% more for clothing
|
Peru
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.15
PEN168.29
|
$81.76
€70.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.05
PEN87.42
|
$35.04
€30.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.76
PEN224.04
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.85
PEN231.06
|
$58.40
€50.36
|
|
Peru vs. San Marino - Cost of clothing
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