Cost of living comparison
Spain is 12.6% more expensive than San Marino overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 21.6% more in Spain
- Groceries
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pay 9.9% more in Spain
- Transportation
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pay 4.8% more in Spain
- Housing
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pay 40.3% more in Spain
- Childcare
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pay 23.7% more in Spain
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 1.1% more in Spain
- Clothing
-
pay 13.2% less in Spain
The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Spain are more expensive than in San Marino.
If you lived in Spain instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 21.6% more for restaurants
|
San Marino
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.93
€12.25
|
$13.87
€12.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.14
€6.28
|
$9.22
€8.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.40
|
$2.13
€1.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
€1.12
|
$1.58
€1.39
|
|
pay 9.9% more for groceries
|
San Marino
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
€1.41
|
$1.30
€1.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
€5.65
|
$6.37
€5.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
€3.48
|
$4.16
€3.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
€1.88
|
$2.66
€2.33
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.89
€3.42
|
$3.36
€2.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.69
|
$0.99
€0.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.85
|
$0.81
€0.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.85
|
$0.87
€0.76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.85
|
$1.13
€1.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.43
|
$0.72
€0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.48
|
$0.81
€0.72
|
|
pay 4.8% more for transportation
|
San Marino
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€5.44
|
$6.38
€5.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.22
€29.22
|
$34.26
€30.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,042.91
€20,262.11
|
$33,643.92
€29,583.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.76
€19.13
|
$14.57
€12.81
|
|
pay 40.3% more for housing
|
San Marino
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
€28.04
|
$31.87
€28.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.09
€447.65
|
$872.36
€767.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$509.09
€447.65
|
$692.13
€608.60
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.62
€59.46
|
$103.97
€91.42
|
|
pay 23.7% more for childcare
|
San Marino
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.11
€307.86
|
$385.97
€339.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,358.82
€4,712.12
|
$7,352.21
€6,464.95
|
|
pay 1.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
San Marino
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€3.77
|
$2.84
€2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
€1.30
|
$1.98
€1.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.74
€4.17
|
$5.66
€4.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.66
€61.26
|
$42.87
€37.69
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
€6.13
|
$8.63
€7.59
|
|
pay 13.2% less for clothing
|
San Marino
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.82
€89.53
|
$75.89
€66.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.15
€28.27
|
$32.12
€28.24
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.18
€94.24
|
$77.96
€68.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.10
€80.11
|
$91.38
€80.36
|
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