Cost of living comparison
Italy is 20.2% more expensive than San Marino.
If you lived in Italy instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 12.3% more for restaurants
San Marino
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€15.23
|
$15.81
€14.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.52
€7.02
|
$10.17
€9.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.89
|
$2.51
€2.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 22.6% more for groceries
San Marino
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
€1.35
|
$2.05
€1.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.82
|
$6.81
€6.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.10
|
$5.59
€5.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.50
€2.33
|
$3.41
€3.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.15
|
$5.01
€4.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 8.1% more for transportation
San Marino
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
€5.93
|
$7.33
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.74
€31.48
|
$38.24
€35.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,402.53
€21,835.80
|
$26,985.59
€25,178.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.10
€20.62
|
$19.55
€18.25
|
|
pay 36.2% more for housing
San Marino
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.47
€30.30
|
$29.86
€27.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$544.24
€507.81
|
$660.64
€616.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$503.43
€469.72
|
$504.89
€471.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.75
€64.15
|
$158.99
€148.34
|
|
pay 61.4% more for childcare
San Marino
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$355.57
€331.77
|
$519.28
€484.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,442.45
€5,078.09
|
$9,615.09
€8,971.39
|
|
pay 6.3% more for entertainment and sports
San Marino
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.63
€4.32
|
$4.97
€4.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
€1.39
|
$1.67
€1.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.44
€5.08
|
$6.16
€5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.75
€66.02
|
$52.41
€48.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.62
€7.11
|
$9.51
€8.88
|
|
pay 5.5% less for clothing
San Marino
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.96
€91.41
|
$76.74
€71.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.38
€33.01
|
$34.05
€31.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.96
€91.41
|
$84.06
€78.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.96
€91.41
|
$115.51
€107.78
|
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