Cost of living comparison
San Marino is 2.4 times more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in San Marino instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 6.3 times more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
$16.49
€15.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.25
SZL41.63
|
$7.15
€6.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
SZL13.24
|
$2.04
€1.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SZL8.65
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Swaziland
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
SZL10.53
|
$1.47
€1.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
SZL66.12
|
$5.22
€4.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
SZL88.58
|
$4.54
€4.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
SZL22.38
|
$2.52
€2.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SZL35.98
|
$3.24
€3.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
SZL12.11
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.46
|
$0.99
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.38
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SZL10.91
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
SZL6.46
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
SZL6.69
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 20.9% more for transportation
Swaziland
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SZL85.04
|
$5.55
€5.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.78
SZL533.08
|
$40.13
€37.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,448.00
SZL304,616.95
|
$23,638.17
€21,951.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.79
SZL459.06
|
$19.79
€18.38
|
|
pay 13.7% more for housing
Swaziland
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
SZL966.65
|
$32.62
€30.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$398.13
SZL7,373.43
|
$563.47
€523.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.82
SZL5,089.59
|
$467.27
€433.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.78
SZL1,255.30
|
$54.81
€50.90
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Swaziland
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.00
SZL2,277.95
|
$359.15
€333.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,243.31
SZL60,066.05
|
$5,497.25
€5,105.02
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
$4.40
€4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
SZL37.12
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
SZL490.77
|
$76.96
€71.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.02
SZL55.85
|
$7.97
€7.40
|
|
pay 14.1% more for clothing
Swaziland
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL966.26
|
$82.46
€76.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.41
SZL507.69
|
$32.98
€30.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.51
SZL1,694.69
|
$76.96
€71.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.17
SZL1,929.24
|
$97.85
€90.87
|
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