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Antigua and Barbuda

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San Marino

San Marino vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

San Marino is 2.2% more expensive than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 20.7% more in San Marino
Groceries: pay 56.9% less in San Marino
Transportation: pay 15.5% less in San Marino
Housing: pay 29.3% less in San Marino
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.9% more in San Marino
Clothing: pay 63.5% more in San Marino

The cost of clothing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in San Marino are more expensive than in Saint John's. Expenses including groceries, housing, and transportation are lower in San Marino.

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San Marino vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Marino instead of Saint John's, you would:

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pay 20.7% more for restaurants

	Saint John's	San Marino
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$17.52 €15.32	+26.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$8.56 €7.48	-22.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$2.31 €2.02	+11.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$1.61 €1.40	+68.0%
Average			+20.7%

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pay 56.9% less for groceries

	Saint John's	San Marino
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$4.42 €3.87	-47.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	??
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	??
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$1.06 €0.93	-64.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.53 €0.46	-59.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	??
Average			-56.9%

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pay 15.5% less for transportation

	Saint John's	San Marino
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$7.74 €6.77	+23.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$29.20 €25.53
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	$23.71 €20.73	-54.0%
Average			-15.5%

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pay 29.3% less for housing

	Saint John's	San Marino
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	$35.04 €30.64	-54.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$642.39 €561.68	-38.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$583.99 €510.62	-13.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$89.32 €78.09	-9.8%
Average			-29.3%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Saint John's	San Marino
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	??

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pay 30.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	San Marino
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$4.67 €4.08	+152.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$1.75 €1.53	-55.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$5.84 €5.11
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	$58.40 €51.06	-5.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	$8.18 €7.15	+31.9%
Average			+30.9%

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pay 63.5% more for clothing

	Saint John's	San Marino
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$81.76 €71.49	+63.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$35.04 €30.64
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$58.40 €51.06
Average			+63.5%

Saint John's vs. San Marino - Cost of clothing

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