Cost of living comparison
Greece is 8.7% more expensive than San Marino.
If you lived in Greece instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 10.9% less for restaurants
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San Marino
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€15.01
|
$14.81
€13.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.52
€6.92
|
$9.01
€8.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.86
|
$1.97
€1.81
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
pay 2.7% more for groceries
|
San Marino
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
€1.33
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.75
|
$6.52
€6.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.04
|
$6.06
€5.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.50
€2.30
|
$4.09
€3.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.09
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.51
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$0.54
€0.49
|
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pay 7.5% more for transportation
|
San Marino
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
€5.84
|
$7.81
€7.18
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.74
€31.03
|
$41.23
€37.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,402.53
€21,520.57
|
$27,791.92
€25,556.98
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.10
€20.32
|
$14.64
€13.47
|
|
pay 33.8% more for housing
|
San Marino
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.47
€29.86
|
$31.73
€29.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$544.24
€500.48
|
$529.13
€486.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$503.43
€462.94
|
$406.38
€373.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.75
€63.22
|
$178.34
€164.00
|
|
pay 10.5% more for childcare
|
San Marino
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$355.57
€326.98
|
$350.75
€322.54
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,442.45
€5,004.78
|
$6,658.30
€6,122.86
|
|
pay 20.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
San Marino
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.63
€4.25
|
$4.23
€3.89
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
€1.37
|
$3.51
€3.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.44
€5.00
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.75
€65.06
|
$46.53
€42.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.62
€7.01
|
$8.93
€8.21
|
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pay 2.9% less for clothing
|
San Marino
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.96
€90.09
|
$83.80
€77.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.38
€32.53
|
$41.12
€37.82
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.96
€90.09
|
$86.78
€79.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.96
€90.09
|
$96.32
€88.57
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