Cost of living comparison
San Marino is 0.7% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in San Marino instead of Greece, you would:
pay 18.3% more for restaurants
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Greece
|
San Marino
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€12.49
|
$13.93
€13.21
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.64
|
$7.14
€6.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.96
|
$1.59
€1.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$1.27
€1.20
|
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pay 0.7% more for groceries
|
Greece
|
San Marino
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.26
|
$1.61
€1.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€5.97
|
$6.43
€6.10
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.68
|
$3.96
€3.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.82
|
$2.14
€2.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€4.01
|
$3.89
€3.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$0.79
€0.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.97
€0.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$0.97
€0.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.97
€0.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.49
|
$0.49
€0.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$0.54
€0.52
|
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pay 0.9% more for transportation
|
Greece
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€7.16
|
$6.19
€5.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€38.12
|
$33.22
€31.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€26,854.58
|
$23,042.91
€21,853.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€13.10
|
$21.76
€20.63
|
|
pay 9.3% less for housing
|
Greece
|
San Marino
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€31.12
|
$31.88
€30.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€497.29
|
$509.09
€482.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€371.95
|
$509.09
€482.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€166.60
|
$67.62
€64.12
|
|
pay 15.4% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€391.79
|
$350.11
€332.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€6,005.60
|
$5,358.82
€5,082.10
|
|
pay 8.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.18
|
$4.29
€4.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.31
|
$1.47
€1.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.69
|
$4.74
€4.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€46.21
|
$69.66
€66.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€8.36
|
$6.97
€6.61
|
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pay 8.3% more for clothing
|
Greece
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€79.32
|
$101.82
€96.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€35.88
|
$32.15
€30.49
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€78.85
|
$107.18
€101.64
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€88.60
|
$91.10
€86.40
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