Cost of living comparison
San Marino is 31.7% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in San Marino instead of Albania, you would:
pay 30.4% more for restaurants
|
Albania
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL790
|
$13.93
€13.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL658
|
$7.14
€6.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL157
|
$1.59
€1.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL76
|
$1.27
€1.22
|
|
pay 16.9% more for groceries
|
Albania
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL80
|
$1.61
€1.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL499
|
$6.43
€6.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL680
|
$3.96
€3.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL294
|
$2.14
€2.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL294
|
$3.89
€3.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL55
|
$0.79
€0.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL99
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL64
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL64
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL44
|
$0.49
€0.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$0.54
€0.52
|
|
pay 5.0% more for transportation
|
Albania
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL737
|
$6.19
€5.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,664
|
$33.22
€31.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,667,085
|
$23,042.91
€22,092.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,896
|
$21.76
€20.86
|
|
pay 46.7% more for housing
|
Albania
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,511
|
$31.88
€30.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL42,262
|
$509.09
€488.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL30,653
|
$509.09
€488.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,442
|
$67.62
€64.83
|
|
pay 80.1% more for childcare
|
Albania
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,906
|
$350.11
€335.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL331,663
|
$5,358.82
€5,137.89
|
|
pay 24.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL245
|
$4.29
€4.11
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL167
|
$1.47
€1.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL349
|
$4.74
€4.55
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,195
|
$69.66
€66.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL721
|
$6.97
€6.68
|
|
pay 18.1% more for clothing
|
Albania
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,800
|
$101.82
€97.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,832
|
$32.15
€30.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,574
|
$107.18
€102.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,438
|
$91.10
€87.34
|
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