Cost of living comparison
compared to
San Marino vs. Timor-Leste Cost of Living Summary
San Marino is 15.9% more expensive than Timor-Leste overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 79.1% more in San Marino
- Groceries
-
pay 42.4% less in San Marino
- Transportation
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pay 22.9% more in San Marino
- Housing
-
pay 32.5% less in San Marino
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 51.4% more in San Marino
- Clothing
-
pay 16.8% more in San Marino
The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing in San Marino are more expensive than in Timor-Leste. Expenses including groceries and housing are lower in San Marino. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in San Marino.
San Marino vs. Timor-Leste Cost Breakdown
If you lived in San Marino instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
pay 79.1% more for restaurants
|
Timor-Leste
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$17.52
€15.11
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$8.56
€7.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
|
$2.31
€1.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
|
$1.61
€1.39
|
|
Timor-Leste vs. San Marino - Cost of restaurants
pay 42.4% less for groceries
|
Timor-Leste
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.00
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.00
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.27
|
$4.42
€3.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.31
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.59
|
$1.06
€0.91
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.53
€0.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
|
?? | |
Timor-Leste vs. San Marino - Cost of groceries
pay 22.9% more for transportation
|
Timor-Leste
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.34
|
$7.74
€6.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$29.20
€25.18
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
|
$23.71
€20.45
|
|
Timor-Leste vs. San Marino - Cost of transportation
pay 32.5% less for housing
|
Timor-Leste
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$35.04
€30.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,125.00
|
$642.39
€553.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$866.67
|
$583.99
€503.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
|
$89.32
€77.02
|
|
Timor-Leste vs. San Marino - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Timor-Leste
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,000.00
|
?? |
Timor-Leste vs. San Marino - Cost of childcare
pay 51.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Timor-Leste
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
|
$4.67
€4.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.83
|
$1.75
€1.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
|
$5.84
€5.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
|
$58.40
€50.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
|
$8.18
€7.05
|
|
Timor-Leste vs. San Marino - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 16.8% more for clothing
|
Timor-Leste
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
|
$81.76
€70.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
|
$35.04
€30.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.00
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.00
|
$58.40
€50.36
|
|
Timor-Leste vs. San Marino - Cost of clothing
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