Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. San Marino
  3. Italy
  4. Comparison
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Italy is 20.5% more expensive than San Marino.

If you lived in Italy instead of San Marino, you would:
local_dining

pay 64.2% more for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.50
€14.47
$15.63
€13.71
-5.3%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.88
€5.16
$9.11
€7.99
+54.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.18
€1.03
$2.39
€2.09
+102.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.59
€0.52
$1.21
€1.06
+104.8%
Average +64.2%
San Marino vs. Italy - Cost of restaurants
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pay 18.2% more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $1.18
€1.03
$1.83
€1.61
+55.4%
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.07
€6.20
$7.60
€6.66
+7.4%
Milk (1 gallon) $4.91
€4.30
$4.76
€4.17
-3.1%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $3.40
€2.98
$3.18
€2.79
-6.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $2.14
€1.88
$4.41
€3.87
+106.1%
Apples (1 lb) $0.86
€0.75
$0.95
€0.83
+11.3%
Bananas (1 lb) $1.07
€0.94
$0.88
€0.78
-17.3%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.80
€0.70
$0.93
€0.82
+16.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.80
€0.70
$1.01
€0.88
+25.7%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.53
€0.47
$0.68
€0.60
+27.1%
Onions (1 lb) $0.95
€0.83
$0.73
€0.64
-22.4%
Average +18.2%
San Marino vs. Italy - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 24.7% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.69
€5.87
$6.87
€6.03
+2.7%
Monthly public transit pass $58.94
€51.69
$42.81
€37.54
-27.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $18,861.85
€16,539.98
$25,515.15
€22,374.26
+35.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $10.61
€9.30
$19.98
€17.52
+88.3%
Average +24.7%
San Marino vs. Italy - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 10.6% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $58.94
€51.69
$34.22
€30.01
-41.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $884.15
€775.31
$635.99
€557.70
-28.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $648.38
€568.56
$477.40
€418.64
-26.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $90.15
€79.05
$139.03
€121.92
+54.2%
Average -10.6%
San Marino vs. Italy - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 50.7% less for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $982.39
€861.46
$484.79
€425.12
-50.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $11,934.63
€10,465.49
Average -50.7%
San Marino vs. Italy - Cost of childcare
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pay 22.2% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.12
€2.74
$4.85
€4.25
+55.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.65
€1.45
$1.64
€1.44
-0.6%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 ?? $6.38
€5.60
Monthly membership at local gym $59.20
€51.91
$54.20
€47.53
-8.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $6.78
€5.94
$9.68
€8.49
+42.8%
Average +22.2%
San Marino vs. Italy - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 75.5% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $47.15
€41.35
$87.08
€76.36
+84.7%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $29.47
€25.84
$37.41
€32.80
+26.9%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $58.94
€51.69
$96.82
€84.90
+64.3%
Men's business shoes (leather) $56.59
€49.62
$128.04
€112.28
+126.3%
Average +75.5%
San Marino vs. Italy - Cost of clothing
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