Cost of living comparison
Alabama is 55.0% more expensive than San Marino.
If you lived in Alabama instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 26.2% more for restaurants
San Marino
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.42
|
$16.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
€6.68
|
$8.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.91
|
$2.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$1.96
|
|
pay 74.0% more for groceries
San Marino
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
€1.37
|
$2.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
€4.88
|
$5.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
€4.25
|
$3.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
€2.36
|
$3.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
€3.03
|
$5.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$2.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.93
|
$0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$2.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$1.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.66
|
$1.23
|
|
pay 4.5% more for transportation
San Marino
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.55
€5.19
|
$3.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.13
€37.52
|
$70.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,638.17
€22,098.97
|
$24,359.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.79
€18.50
|
$16.48
|
|
pay 95.0% more for housing
San Marino
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.62
€30.49
|
$62.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$563.47
€526.78
|
$980.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$467.27
€436.84
|
$719.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.81
€51.24
|
$142.47
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
San Marino
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$359.15
€335.77
|
$886.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,497.25
€5,139.29
|
$12,933.33
|
|
pay 51.2% more for entertainment and sports
San Marino
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.11
|
$4.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$4.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
$6.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
€71.95
|
$32.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
€7.45
|
$11.42
|
|
pay 6.6% less for clothing
San Marino
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.46
€77.09
|
$40.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.98
€30.84
|
$32.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.96
€71.95
|
$83.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.85
€91.48
|
$113.04
|
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