Cost of living comparison
compared to
San Marino vs. Puerto Rico Cost of Living Summary
San Marino is 3.4% more expensive than Puerto Rico overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 16.7% more in San Marino
- Groceries
-
pay 57.0% less in San Marino
- Transportation
-
pay 84.0% more in San Marino
- Housing
-
pay 31.5% less in San Marino
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.9% more in San Marino
- Clothing
-
pay 5.2% more in San Marino
The cost of transportation, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports in San Marino are more expensive than in Puerto Rico. Expenses including groceries and housing are lower in San Marino. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in San Marino.
San Marino vs. Puerto Rico Cost Breakdown
If you lived in San Marino instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
pay 16.7% more for restaurants
|
Puerto Rico
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.10
|
$17.52
€15.11
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
|
$8.56
€7.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
|
$2.31
€1.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
|
$1.61
€1.39
|
|
Puerto Rico vs. San Marino - Cost of restaurants
pay 57.0% less for groceries
|
Puerto Rico
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.18
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.16
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.11
|
$4.42
€3.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.34
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.76
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$1.06
€0.91
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.54
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
|
$0.53
€0.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
|
?? | |
Puerto Rico vs. San Marino - Cost of groceries
pay 84.0% more for transportation
|
Puerto Rico
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.65
|
$7.74
€6.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.20
|
$29.20
€25.18
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,700.00
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
|
$23.71
€20.45
|
|
Puerto Rico vs. San Marino - Cost of transportation
pay 31.5% less for housing
|
Puerto Rico
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.46
|
$35.04
€30.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.93
|
$642.39
€553.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.00
|
$583.99
€503.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$242.07
|
$89.32
€77.02
|
|
Puerto Rico vs. San Marino - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Puerto Rico
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$453.00
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,760.00
|
?? |
Puerto Rico vs. San Marino - Cost of childcare
pay 2.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Puerto Rico
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
|
$4.67
€4.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
|
$1.75
€1.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.21
|
$5.84
€5.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.37
|
$58.40
€50.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
|
$8.18
€7.05
|
|
Puerto Rico vs. San Marino - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 5.2% more for clothing
|
Puerto Rico
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.97
|
$81.76
€70.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.22
|
$35.04
€30.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.06
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.00
|
$58.40
€50.36
|
|
Puerto Rico vs. San Marino - Cost of clothing
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