Cost of living comparison
Jersey is 2.2 times more expensive than San Marino.
If you lived in Jersey instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 66.6% more for restaurants
San Marino
|
Jersey
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€15.23
|
$37.84
£29.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.52
€7.02
|
$8.83
£6.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.89
|
$2.84
£2.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$2.29
£1.81
|
|
pay 59.6% more for groceries
San Marino
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
€1.35
|
$2.03
£1.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.82
|
$5.49
£4.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.10
|
$7.51
£5.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.50
€2.33
|
$5.04
£3.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.15
|
$5.39
£4.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$1.95
£1.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$0.86
£0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$1.80
£1.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$1.43
£1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$1.09
£0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.92
£0.73
|
|
pay 55.5% more for transportation
San Marino
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
€5.93
|
$7.04
£5.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.74
€31.48
|
$65.58
£51.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,402.53
€21,835.80
|
$30,458.39
£24,035.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.10
€20.62
|
$41.21
£32.52
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
San Marino
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.47
€30.30
|
$64.32
£50.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$544.24
€507.81
|
$1,860.29
£1,468.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$503.43
€469.72
|
$1,686.88
£1,331.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.75
€64.15
|
$108.19
£85.38
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
San Marino
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$355.57
€331.77
|
$2,002.18
£1,580.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,442.45
€5,078.09
|
$18,733.28
£14,783.20
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
San Marino
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.63
€4.32
|
$6.94
£5.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
€1.39
|
$4.76
£3.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.44
€5.08
|
$12.93
£10.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.75
€66.02
|
$76.30
£60.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.62
€7.11
|
$16.40
£12.94
|
|
pay 19.2% more for clothing
San Marino
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.96
€91.41
|
$94.59
£74.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.38
€33.01
|
$54.23
£42.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.96
€91.41
|
$99.32
£78.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.96
€91.41
|
$122.97
£97.04
|
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