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
ALL779
|
$13.93
€13.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL649
|
$7.14
€6.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL154
|
$1.59
€1.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL75
|
$1.27
€1.20
|
|
pay 16.9% more for groceries
|
Albania
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
$1.61
€1.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL492
|
$6.43
€6.10
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL670
|
$3.96
€3.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
$2.14
€2.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL289
|
$3.89
€3.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL55
|
$0.79
€0.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL97
|
$0.97
€0.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$0.97
€0.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL63
|
$0.97
€0.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL43
|
$0.49
€0.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL47
|
$0.54
€0.52
|
|
pay 5.0% more for transportation
|
Albania
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL727
|
$6.19
€5.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,641
|
$33.22
€31.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,629,378
|
$23,042.91
€21,853.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,855
|
$21.76
€20.63
|
|
pay 46.7% more for housing
|
Albania
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,489
|
$31.88
€30.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL41,665
|
$509.09
€482.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL30,219
|
$509.09
€482.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,365
|
$67.62
€64.12
|
|
pay 80.1% more for childcare
|
Albania
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,681
|
$350.11
€332.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL326,974
|
$5,358.82
€5,082.10
|
|
pay 24.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL242
|
$4.29
€4.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL165
|
$1.47
€1.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL344
|
$4.74
€4.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,135
|
$69.66
€66.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL711
|
$6.97
€6.61
|
|
pay 18.1% more for clothing
|
Albania
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,732
|
$101.82
€96.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,778
|
$32.15
€30.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,453
|
$107.18
€101.64
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,277
|
$91.10
€86.40
|
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