Cost of living comparison
San Marino is 45.1% cheaper than Virgin Islands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 38.8% less in San Marino
- Groceries
-
pay 64.8% less in San Marino
- Transportation
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pay 38.7% less in San Marino
- Housing
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pay 69.1% less in San Marino
- Childcare
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pay 65.8% less in San Marino
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 35.6% less in San Marino
- Clothing
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pay 2.6% less in San Marino
Expenses including housing, childcare, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in San Marino.
If you lived in San Marino instead of Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 38.8% less for restaurants
|
Virgin Islands
|
San Marino
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.00
|
$13.93
€12.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.18
|
$7.14
€6.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.02
|
$1.59
€1.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
|
pay 64.8% less for groceries
|
Virgin Islands
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.40
|
$1.61
€1.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.98
|
$6.43
€5.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.27
|
$3.96
€3.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.80
|
$2.14
€1.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.70
|
$3.89
€3.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.78
|
$0.79
€0.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.30
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.98
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.63
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
|
$0.49
€0.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.47
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
pay 38.7% less for transportation
|
Virgin Islands
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
|
$6.19
€5.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$33.22
€30.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,333.33
|
$23,042.91
€21,189.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$52.43
|
$21.76
€20.01
|
|
pay 69.1% less for housing
|
Virgin Islands
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.50
|
$31.88
€29.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,781.25
|
$509.09
€468.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,389.90
|
$509.09
€468.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$266.22
|
$67.62
€62.18
|
|
pay 65.8% less for childcare
|
Virgin Islands
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$991.67
|
$350.11
€321.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,200.00
|
$5,358.82
€4,927.88
|
|
pay 35.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Virgin Islands
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.70
|
$4.29
€3.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.43
|
$1.47
€1.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.50
|
$4.74
€4.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$109.33
|
$69.66
€64.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.67
|
$6.97
€6.41
|
|
pay 2.6% less for clothing
|
Virgin Islands
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
|
$101.82
€93.63
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.38
|
$32.15
€29.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.75
|
$107.18
€98.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.67
|
$91.10
€83.77
|
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