Cost of living comparison
Greece is 13.1% more expensive than San Marino.
If you lived in Greece instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 0.2% less for restaurants
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San Marino
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.93
€13.17
|
$13.17
€12.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.14
€6.75
|
$9.11
€8.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.51
|
$2.07
€1.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
€1.20
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
|
pay 7.9% more for groceries
|
San Marino
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
€1.52
|
$1.33
€1.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
€6.08
|
$6.30
€5.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
€3.74
|
$5.99
€5.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
€2.03
|
$4.02
€3.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.89
€3.68
|
$4.23
€4.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.75
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.91
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.46
|
$0.51
€0.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
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pay 7.4% more for transportation
|
San Marino
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€5.85
|
$7.55
€7.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.22
€31.41
|
$40.19
€37.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,042.91
€21,783.80
|
$28,316.80
€26,769.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.76
€20.57
|
$13.82
€13.06
|
|
pay 35.7% more for housing
|
San Marino
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
€30.14
|
$32.82
€31.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.09
€481.27
|
$524.36
€495.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$509.09
€481.27
|
$392.21
€370.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.62
€63.92
|
$175.68
€166.08
|
|
pay 18.1% more for childcare
|
San Marino
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.11
€330.98
|
$413.12
€390.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,358.82
€5,066.00
|
$6,332.60
€5,986.57
|
|
pay 28.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
San Marino
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.05
|
$4.40
€4.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
€1.39
|
$3.49
€3.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.74
€4.48
|
$4.94
€4.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.66
€65.86
|
$48.72
€46.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
€6.59
|
$8.82
€8.34
|
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pay 5.0% less for clothing
|
San Marino
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.82
€96.25
|
$83.64
€79.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.15
€30.40
|
$37.83
€35.76
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.18
€101.32
|
$83.15
€78.60
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.10
€86.12
|
$93.42
€88.32
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