Cost of living comparison

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San Sebastian vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

San Sebastian is 5.3% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 10.6% more in San Sebastian
Groceries: pay 17.1% less in San Sebastian
Transportation: pay 2.5% less in San Sebastian
Housing: pay 10.9% less in San Sebastian
Childcare: pay 4.5% less in San Sebastian
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.2% less in San Sebastian
Clothing: pay 3.5% more in San Sebastian

The cost of restaurants and clothing in San Sebastian are more expensive than in Rome. Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, and transportation are lower in San Sebastian.

San Sebastian vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Sebastian instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 10.6% more for restaurants

	Rome	San Sebastian
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.11	$17.52 €15.11
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.07	$9.34 €8.06	-20.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 €2.16	$2.92 €2.52	+16.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 €1.15	$1.81 €1.56	+35.2%
Average			+10.6%

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pay 17.1% less for groceries

	Rome	San Sebastian
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 €1.91	$1.06 €0.91	-52.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.54 €8.23	$11.49 €9.90	+20.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 €6.14	$4.42 €3.81	-37.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €3.99	$2.82 €2.43	-39.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.53 €4.77	$3.28 €2.83	-40.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.04	$1.20 €1.04	-0.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.90	$1.04 €0.90
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.93	$0.89 €0.77	-17.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.24	$1.36 €1.17	-5.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.73	$0.92 €0.79	+8.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.84	$0.91 €0.79	-6.6%
Average			-17.1%

Rome vs. San Sebastian - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5% less for transportation

	Rome	San Sebastian
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.66 €6.61	$6.74 €5.81	-12.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.88 €35.25	$35.04 €30.22	-14.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €25,179.72	$38,969.97 €33,604.86	+33.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.86 €17.12	$16.40 €14.14	-17.4%
Average			-2.5%

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pay 10.9% less for housing

	Rome	San Sebastian
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.12 €27.69	$34.81 €30.01	+8.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,436.63 €1,238.84	$1,306.69 €1,126.79	-9.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$927.65 €799.94	$884.33 €762.59	-4.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.74 €148.10	$105.90 €91.32	-38.3%
Average			-10.9%

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pay 4.5% less for childcare

	Rome	San Sebastian
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.18 €489.96	$467.20 €402.88	-17.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,951.36 €9,443.66	$11,914.08 €10,273.83	+8.8%
Average			-4.5%

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pay 16.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	San Sebastian
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.04	$3.50 €3.02	-40.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 €1.74	$2.26 €1.95	+12.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 €6.19	$6.42 €5.54	-10.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.65 €60.92	$54.73 €47.19	-22.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €10.07	$9.34 €8.06	-20.0%
Average			-16.2%

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pay 3.5% more for clothing

	Rome	San Sebastian
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.76 €70.50	$113.88 €98.20	+39.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.76 €32.57	$36.50 €31.47	-3.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.68 €76.47	$90.52 €78.06	+2.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.80 €100.72	$89.06 €76.80	-23.8%
Average			+3.5%

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