Cost of living comparison
Italy is 22.1% more expensive than San Sebastian.
If you lived in Italy instead of San Sebastian, you would:
pay 5.3% less for restaurants
San Sebastian
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.12
€14.04
|
$15.74
€14.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.62
€8.93
|
$9.09
€8.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
€2.04
|
$2.45
€2.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.56
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
pay 34.5% more for groceries
San Sebastian
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
$1.86
€1.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.25
€7.66
|
$7.20
€6.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.82
€3.54
|
$4.88
€4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
€2.45
|
$3.14
€2.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.47
€3.22
|
$4.47
€4.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.20
€1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
€0.29
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
pay 0.2% less for transportation
San Sebastian
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.69
€6.21
|
$8.02
€7.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.80
€44.39
|
$38.40
€35.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,936.52
€25,014.60
|
$25,887.08
€24,040.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.08
€16.79
|
$18.65
€17.32
|
|
pay 19.6% less for housing
San Sebastian
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.03
€39.96
|
$30.75
€28.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,046.83
€972.14
|
$608.10
€564.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$824.59
€765.75
|
$488.80
€453.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.45
€106.28
|
$151.72
€140.89
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
San Sebastian
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.23
€200.80
|
$459.30
€426.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,721.64
€3,456.10
|
$9,604.44
€8,919.16
|
|
pay 14.7% more for entertainment and sports
San Sebastian
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$4.83
€4.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
€2.04
|
$1.60
€1.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
$6.30
€5.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.61
€40.50
|
$51.79
€48.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.70
€7.15
|
$9.32
€8.66
|
|
pay 4.8% less for clothing
San Sebastian
|
Italy
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.96
€81.68
|
$80.37
€74.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
€28.93
|
$36.54
€33.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.29
€88.49
|
$89.56
€83.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$146.59
€136.13
|
$114.84
€106.65
|
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