Cost of living comparison
San Marino is 35.1% more expensive than Saudi Arabia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.6 times more in San Marino
- Groceries
-
pay 11.8% more in San Marino
- Transportation
-
pay 38.4% more in San Marino
- Housing
-
pay 9.2% more in San Marino
- Childcare
-
pay 2.0% more in San Marino
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 5.7% less in San Marino
- Clothing
-
pay 31.2% more in San Marino
The cost of restaurants, transportation, clothing, groceries, housing, and childcare in San Marino are more expensive than in Saudi Arabia. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in San Marino.
If you lived in San Marino instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Saudi Arabia
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.73
SAR25.24
|
$13.93
€12.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
SAR28.28
|
$7.14
€6.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$1.59
€1.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
SAR0.92
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
|
pay 11.8% more for groceries
|
Saudi Arabia
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
$1.61
€1.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.87
SAR14.52
|
$6.43
€5.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
SAR25.38
|
$3.96
€3.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
SAR9.67
|
$2.14
€1.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.22
SAR12.09
|
$3.89
€3.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.53
|
$0.79
€0.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SAR2.86
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.80
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.53
|
$0.49
€0.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
SAR2.38
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
pay 38.4% more for transportation
|
Saudi Arabia
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.30
SAR8.63
|
$6.19
€5.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.62
SAR167.39
|
$33.22
€30.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,543.44
SAR95,819.36
|
$23,042.91
€21,189.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
SAR67.98
|
$21.76
€20.01
|
|
pay 9.2% more for housing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.43
SAR279.20
|
$31.88
€29.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.32
SAR1,441.68
|
$509.09
€468.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$279.56
SAR1,048.71
|
$509.09
€468.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.15
SAR319.42
|
$67.62
€62.18
|
|
pay 2.0% more for childcare
|
Saudi Arabia
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.07
SAR1,136.89
|
$350.11
€321.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,063.63
SAR22,746.08
|
$5,358.82
€4,927.88
|
|
pay 5.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saudi Arabia
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
SAR6.39
|
$4.29
€3.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.37
|
$1.47
€1.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.18
SAR26.94
|
$4.74
€4.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.57
SAR369.77
|
$69.66
€64.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.63
SAR62.37
|
$6.97
€6.41
|
|
pay 31.2% more for clothing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.91
SAR160.96
|
$101.82
€93.63
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.28
SAR218.61
|
$32.15
€29.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.66
SAR343.83
|
$107.18
€98.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
SAR295.89
|
$91.10
€83.77
|
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