Cost of living comparison
Italy is 22.3% more expensive than San Marino.
If you lived in Italy instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 12.0% more for restaurants
San Marino
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.19
|
$15.74
€14.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
€6.58
|
$9.09
€8.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.88
|
$2.45
€2.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
€1.01
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
pay 19.9% more for groceries
San Marino
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
€1.35
|
$1.86
€1.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
€4.81
|
$7.20
€6.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
€4.18
|
$4.88
€4.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
€2.32
|
$3.14
€2.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
€2.99
|
$4.47
€4.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$0.84
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.20
€1.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
|
pay 11.0% more for transportation
San Marino
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.55
€5.11
|
$8.02
€7.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.13
€36.96
|
$38.40
€35.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,638.17
€21,769.57
|
$25,887.08
€23,840.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.79
€18.23
|
$18.65
€17.17
|
|
pay 45.9% more for housing
San Marino
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.62
€30.04
|
$30.75
€28.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$563.47
€518.93
|
$608.10
€560.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$467.27
€430.33
|
$488.80
€450.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.81
€50.48
|
$151.72
€139.73
|
|
pay 51.3% more for childcare
San Marino
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$359.15
€330.76
|
$459.30
€422.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,497.25
€5,062.69
|
$9,604.44
€8,845.21
|
|
pay 5.3% more for entertainment and sports
San Marino
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.05
|
$4.83
€4.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.36
€1.25
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
€5.06
|
$6.30
€5.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
€70.88
|
$51.79
€47.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
€7.34
|
$9.32
€8.58
|
|
pay 10.5% more for clothing
San Marino
|
Italy
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.46
€75.94
|
$80.37
€74.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.98
€30.38
|
$36.54
€33.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.96
€70.88
|
$89.56
€82.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.85
€90.12
|
$114.84
€105.76
|
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