Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 17.9% more expensive than San Marino.
If you lived in Sweden instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 24.4% more for restaurants
|
San Marino
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.93
€13.36
|
$11.92
SEK131.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.14
€6.85
|
$9.45
SEK104.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.53
|
$2.04
SEK22.52
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
€1.22
|
$1.93
SEK21.27
|
|
pay 35.4% more for groceries
|
San Marino
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
€1.54
|
$2.49
SEK27.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
€6.17
|
$5.18
SEK57.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
€3.79
|
$5.43
SEK59.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
€2.06
|
$3.74
SEK41.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.89
€3.73
|
$4.68
SEK51.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.76
|
$1.19
SEK13.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$1.06
SEK11.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$1.13
SEK12.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$1.73
SEK19.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.47
|
$0.67
SEK7.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.52
|
$0.70
SEK7.74
|
|
pay 31.9% more for transportation
|
San Marino
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€5.93
|
$6.64
SEK73.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.22
€31.85
|
$68.10
SEK751.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,042.91
€22,092.92
|
$26,850.74
SEK296,233.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.76
€20.86
|
$21.47
SEK236.82
|
|
pay 24.2% more for housing
|
San Marino
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
€30.57
|
$30.29
SEK334.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.09
€488.10
|
$821.73
SEK9,065.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$509.09
€488.10
|
$641.62
SEK7,078.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.62
€64.83
|
$77.37
SEK853.62
|
|
pay 53.3% less for childcare
|
San Marino
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.11
€335.67
|
$122.27
SEK1,349.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,358.82
€5,137.89
|
$3,135.75
SEK34,595.46
|
|
pay 61.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
San Marino
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.11
|
$6.64
SEK73.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
€1.41
|
$3.78
SEK41.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.74
€4.55
|
$6.41
SEK70.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.66
€66.79
|
$38.70
SEK426.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
€6.68
|
$14.24
SEK157.07
|
|
pay 1.1% more for clothing
|
San Marino
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.82
€97.62
|
$79.10
SEK872.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.15
€30.83
|
$35.56
SEK392.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.18
€102.76
|
$84.42
SEK931.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.10
€87.34
|
$125.14
SEK1,380.61
|
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