Cost of living comparison
San Marino is 37.9% more expensive than Lebanon overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 26.3% more in San Marino
- Groceries
-
pay 73.0% more in San Marino
- Transportation
-
pay 20.0% more in San Marino
- Housing
-
pay 14.9% more in San Marino
- Childcare
-
pay 71.4% more in San Marino
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 47.5% more in San Marino
- Clothing
-
pay 12.2% more in San Marino
The cost of groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and housing in San Marino are more expensive than in Lebanon.
If you lived in San Marino instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 26.3% more for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP627,239
|
$13.93
€12.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP684,497
|
$7.14
€6.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,409
|
$1.59
€1.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,254
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
|
pay 73.0% more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,813
|
$1.61
€1.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP372,237
|
$6.43
€5.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP497,702
|
$3.96
€3.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,998
|
$2.14
€1.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP293,792
|
$3.89
€3.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,313
|
$0.79
€0.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,067
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,880
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,865
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,383
|
$0.49
€0.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,230
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
pay 20.0% more for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP312,782
|
$6.19
€5.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,720,418
|
$33.22
€30.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,352,146,472
|
$23,042.91
€21,187.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,142,471
|
$21.76
€20.01
|
|
pay 14.9% more for housing
|
Lebanon
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,856,178
|
$31.88
€29.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,275,698
|
$509.09
€468.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,821,421
|
$509.09
€468.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,442,897
|
$67.62
€62.17
|
|
pay 71.4% more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,742,500
|
$350.11
€321.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP273,794,827
|
$5,358.82
€4,927.42
|
|
pay 47.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,817
|
$4.29
€3.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP170,251
|
$1.47
€1.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,211
|
$4.74
€4.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,531,953
|
$69.66
€64.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP604,838
|
$6.97
€6.41
|
|
pay 12.2% more for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,068,316
|
$101.82
€93.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,184,323
|
$32.15
€29.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,353,854
|
$107.18
€98.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,320,518
|
$91.10
€83.77
|
|
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