Cost of living comparison
compared to
San Marino vs. Virgin Islands Cost of Living Summary
San Marino is 37.5% cheaper than Virgin Islands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 27.2% less in San Marino
- Groceries
-
pay 63.7% less in San Marino
- Transportation
-
pay 17.3% less in San Marino
- Housing
-
pay 60.3% less in San Marino
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 30.5% less in San Marino
- Clothing
-
pay 25.8% less in San Marino
Expenses including groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and transportation are lower in San Marino.
San Marino vs. Virgin Islands Cost Breakdown
If you lived in San Marino instead of Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 27.2% less for restaurants
|
Virgin Islands
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.50
|
$17.52
€15.11
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.48
|
$8.56
€7.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.10
|
$2.31
€1.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
|
$1.61
€1.39
|
|
Virgin Islands vs. San Marino - Cost of restaurants
pay 63.7% less for groceries
|
Virgin Islands
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.43
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.40
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.85
|
$4.42
€3.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.46
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.78
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.66
|
$1.06
€0.91
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.50
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.69
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
|
$0.53
€0.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.53
|
?? | |
Virgin Islands vs. San Marino - Cost of groceries
pay 17.3% less for transportation
|
Virgin Islands
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.28
|
$7.74
€6.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.00
|
$29.20
€25.18
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,000.00
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$44.85
|
$23.71
€20.45
|
|
Virgin Islands vs. San Marino - Cost of transportation
pay 60.3% less for housing
|
Virgin Islands
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$98.46
|
$35.04
€30.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,513.89
|
$642.39
€553.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,216.50
|
$583.99
€503.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$272.68
|
$89.32
€77.02
|
|
Virgin Islands vs. San Marino - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Virgin Islands
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,287.50
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,433.33
|
?? |
Virgin Islands vs. San Marino - Cost of childcare
pay 30.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Virgin Islands
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.50
|
$4.67
€4.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.93
|
$1.75
€1.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.50
|
$5.84
€5.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$118.33
|
$58.40
€50.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
|
$8.18
€7.05
|
|
Virgin Islands vs. San Marino - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 25.8% less for clothing
|
Virgin Islands
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.67
|
$81.76
€70.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
|
$35.04
€30.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.25
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.67
|
$58.40
€50.36
|
|
Virgin Islands vs. San Marino - Cost of clothing
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