Cost of living comparison
San Marino is 2.6 times more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in San Marino instead of Syria, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Syria
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
SYP9,213
|
$13.93
€13.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.17
SYP10,469
|
$7.14
€6.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
SYP2,669
|
$1.59
€1.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP1,193
|
$1.27
€1.20
|
|
pay 96.3% more for groceries
Syria
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
$1.61
€1.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
SYP5,040
|
$6.43
€6.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
SYP8,992
|
$3.96
€3.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
SYP5,251
|
$2.14
€2.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SYP6,655
|
$3.89
€3.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
SYP1,045
|
$0.79
€0.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SYP1,938
|
$0.97
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP959
|
$0.97
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
SYP803
|
$0.97
€0.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP717
|
$0.49
€0.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
SYP639
|
$0.54
€0.52
|
|
pay 77.5% more for transportation
Syria
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
SYP19,860
|
$6.19
€5.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
$33.22
€31.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,621.24
SYP54,324,016
|
$23,042.91
€21,853.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.27
SYP28,315
|
$21.76
€20.63
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Syria
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.57
SYP127,052
|
$31.88
€30.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.90
SYP509,793
|
$509.09
€482.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$105.66
SYP265,485
|
$509.09
€482.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.53
SYP96,798
|
$67.62
€64.12
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Syria
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$45.89
SYP115,312
|
$350.11
€332.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.32
SYP5,400,230
|
$5,358.82
€5,082.10
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Syria
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.57
SYP8,974
|
$4.29
€4.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.00
SYP2,504
|
$1.47
€1.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
SYP6,491
|
$4.74
€4.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.23
SYP35,741
|
$69.66
€66.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
$6.97
€6.61
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Syria
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.60
SYP54,269
|
$101.82
€96.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
SYP80,833
|
$32.15
€30.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.81
SYP167,866
|
$107.18
€101.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.69
SYP172,597
|
$91.10
€86.40
|
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