Cost of living comparison
Jersey is 2.2 times more expensive than San Marino.
If you lived in Jersey instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 76.7% more for restaurants
San Marino
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$49.68
£39.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
€6.68
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.91
|
$2.54
£2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$1.74
£1.39
|
|
pay 57.6% more for groceries
San Marino
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
€1.37
|
$2.12
£1.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
€4.88
|
$4.40
£3.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
€4.24
|
$6.78
£5.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
€2.36
|
$4.61
£3.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
€3.03
|
$4.27
£3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$1.63
£1.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.93
|
$1.13
£0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.61
£1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.95
£0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.66
|
$0.75
£0.60
|
|
pay 46.4% more for transportation
San Marino
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.55
€5.18
|
$6.86
£5.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.13
€37.49
|
$64.59
£51.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,638.17
€22,080.55
|
$28,940.94
£23,067.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.79
€18.49
|
$35.31
£28.14
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
San Marino
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.62
€30.47
|
$59.54
£47.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$563.47
€526.34
|
$1,792.17
£1,428.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$467.27
€436.48
|
$1,632.47
£1,301.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.81
€51.20
|
$145.06
£115.62
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
San Marino
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$359.15
€335.49
|
$1,971.83
£1,571.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,497.25
€5,135.01
|
$18,449.33
£14,705.35
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
San Marino
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.11
|
$7.14
£5.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$4.35
£3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
$12.82
£10.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
€71.89
|
$76.60
£61.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
€7.45
|
$16.15
£12.87
|
|
pay 31.2% more for clothing
San Marino
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.46
€77.03
|
$95.82
£76.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.98
€30.81
|
$51.82
£41.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.96
€71.89
|
$102.17
£81.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.85
€91.40
|
$116.23
£92.64
|
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