Cost of living comparison
San Marino is 20.0% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in San Marino instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 4.1% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
San Marino
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.81
|
$16.49
€15.47
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
$7.15
€6.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.49
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.10
|
$1.10
€1.03
|
|
pay 5.2% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
San Marino
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
$1.47
€1.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.91
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.78
|
$4.54
€4.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
$2.52
€2.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.55
|
$3.24
€3.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.85
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.99
€0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.80
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.95
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.56
€0.53
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.47
|
$0.70
€0.66
|
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pay 16.6% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
San Marino
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.91
|
$5.55
€5.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£74.08
|
$40.13
€37.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
$23,638.17
€22,169.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.18
|
$19.79
€18.56
|
|
pay 43.5% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
San Marino
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.50
|
$32.62
€30.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
$563.47
€528.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£676.03
|
$467.27
€438.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
$54.81
€51.41
|
|
pay 68.2% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
San Marino
|
||
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
$359.15
€336.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
$5,497.25
€5,155.68
|
|
pay 17.1% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
San Marino
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£4.00
|
$4.40
€4.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.90
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.78
|
$76.96
€72.18
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.68
|
$7.97
€7.48
|
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pay 4.1% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
San Marino
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£59.62
|
$82.46
€77.34
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.72
|
$32.98
€30.93
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
$76.96
€72.18
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£65.35
|
$97.85
€91.77
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