Cost of living comparison
San Marino is 47.5% more expensive than Samoa.
If you lived in San Marino instead of Samoa, you would:
pay 66.7% more for restaurants
Samoa
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
WST12.84
|
$16.49
€15.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
$7.15
€6.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
WST4.09
|
$2.04
€1.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
WST3.07
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
pay 16.0% less for groceries
Samoa
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
$1.47
€1.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.09
WST22.65
|
$5.22
€4.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.17
WST11.67
|
$4.54
€4.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
$2.52
€2.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
WST7.46
|
$3.24
€3.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.99
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.16
WST11.66
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
WST2.14
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
WST2.33
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 51.5% more for transportation
Samoa
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
WST10.50
|
$5.55
€5.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$40.13
€37.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,638.17
€21,951.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.78
WST35.78
|
$19.79
€18.38
|
|
pay 50.0% less for housing
Samoa
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
$32.62
€30.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
$563.47
€523.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
$467.27
€433.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
$54.81
€50.90
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Samoa
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.44
WST214.03
|
$359.15
€333.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
$5,497.25
€5,105.02
|
|
pay 12.4% more for entertainment and sports
Samoa
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.67
WST10.27
|
$4.40
€4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
WST9.06
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.53
WST138.69
|
$76.96
€71.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$7.97
€7.40
|
|
pay 8.1% more for clothing
Samoa
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
$82.46
€76.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
$32.98
€30.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
$76.96
€71.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
WST280.00
|
$97.85
€90.87
|
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