Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 29.9% cheaper than San Marino.
If you lived in South Africa instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 49.0% less for restaurants
San Marino
|
South Africa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$7.74
ZAR144.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
€6.68
|
$3.92
ZAR73.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.91
|
$0.87
ZAR16.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$0.65
ZAR12.17
|
|
pay 32.2% less for groceries
San Marino
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
€1.37
|
$0.82
ZAR15.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
€4.88
|
$3.09
ZAR57.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
€4.24
|
$3.51
ZAR65.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
€2.36
|
$1.71
ZAR32.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
€3.03
|
$1.85
ZAR34.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.61
ZAR11.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.93
|
$0.57
ZAR10.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.59
ZAR11.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.59
ZAR10.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.47
ZAR8.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.66
|
$0.47
ZAR8.69
|
|
pay 25.1% less for transportation
San Marino
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.55
€5.18
|
$4.65
ZAR86.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.13
€37.49
|
$40.67
ZAR760.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,638.17
€22,080.55
|
$18,011.69
ZAR336,594.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.79
€18.49
|
$7.53
ZAR140.78
|
|
pay 5.5% more for housing
San Marino
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.62
€30.47
|
$48.06
ZAR898.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$563.47
€526.34
|
$341.02
ZAR6,372.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$467.27
€436.48
|
$317.79
ZAR5,938.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.81
€51.20
|
$80.15
ZAR1,497.80
|
|
pay 50.0% less for childcare
San Marino
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$359.15
€335.49
|
$157.19
ZAR2,937.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,497.25
€5,135.01
|
$3,082.89
ZAR57,611.57
|
|
pay 36.7% less for entertainment and sports
San Marino
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.11
|
$1.70
ZAR31.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$1.67
ZAR31.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
$2.56
ZAR47.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
€71.89
|
$30.74
ZAR574.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
€7.45
|
$5.40
ZAR100.86
|
|
pay 21.9% less for clothing
San Marino
|
South Africa
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.46
€77.03
|
$43.19
ZAR807.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.98
€30.81
|
$26.96
ZAR503.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.96
€71.89
|
$80.72
ZAR1,508.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.85
€91.40
|
$71.81
ZAR1,341.95
|
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