Cost of living comparison
San Marino is 3.1 times more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in San Marino instead of Syria, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Syria
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.50
SYP8,794
|
$16.33
€15.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
SYP10,992
|
$7.52
€6.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
SYP2,048
|
$2.03
€1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP1,189
|
$1.29
€1.19
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Syria
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
SYP2,265
|
$1.45
€1.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.69
SYP4,248
|
$5.17
€4.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.92
SYP7,336
|
$4.40
€4.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
SYP4,396
|
$2.50
€2.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SYP4,872
|
$4.44
€4.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.36
SYP913
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
SYP1,633
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.28
SYP716
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
SYP593
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
SYP509
|
$0.56
€0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
SYP537
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Syria
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
SYP15,666
|
$6.35
€5.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
$33.74
€31.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,465.93
SYP51,421,265
|
$23,402.53
€21,520.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.34
SYP20,946
|
$22.10
€20.32
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Syria
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.74
SYP117,441
|
$32.47
€29.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$176.15
SYP442,577
|
$544.24
€500.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.11
SYP251,534
|
$503.43
€462.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.98
SYP100,458
|
$68.75
€63.22
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
Syria
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$42.06
SYP105,683
|
$355.57
€326.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,608.98
SYP4,042,618
|
$5,442.45
€5,004.78
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Syria
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
SYP4,083
|
$4.63
€4.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.04
SYP2,625
|
$1.49
€1.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
SYP5,496
|
$5.44
€5.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.59
SYP29,130
|
$70.75
€65.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
SYP6,595
|
$7.62
€7.01
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Syria
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.57
SYP59,232
|
$97.96
€90.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.06
SYP55,435
|
$35.38
€32.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.21
SYP106,060
|
$97.96
€90.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$47.32
SYP118,897
|
$97.96
€90.09
|
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