Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 40.1% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
BAM9.62
|
$19.05
STD424,436
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.62
BAM8.30
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
BAM2.57
|
$1.90
STD42,444
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
BAM1.67
|
$1.09
STD24,254
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
BAM1.63
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
BAM6.65
|
$9.52
STD212,218
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
BAM7.59
|
$4.81
STD107,111
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BAM4.11
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
BAM5.47
|
$8.64
STD192,521
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
BAM0.92
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
BAM1.22
|
$0.49
STD11,001
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BAM1.18
|
$1.73
STD38,504
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
BAM1.24
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BAM0.65
|
$1.11
STD24,753
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BAM0.70
|
$0.86
STD19,252
|
|
pay 8.7% less for transportation
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
BAM9.73
|
$4.94
STD110,171
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.45
BAM58.33
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,179.19
BAM41,661.42
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.57
BAM11.82
|
?? | |
pay 45.3% more for housing
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.07
BAM43.26
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$213.13
BAM383.08
|
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.46
BAM284.81
|
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.76
BAM202.67
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.52
BAM270.54
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,631.11
BAM4,729.05
|
?? |
pay 72.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.56
BAM2.81
|
$0.65
STD14,552
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.28
BAM2.30
|
$1.63
STD36,380
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.33
BAM5.98
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.30
BAM43.67
|
$34.83
STD776,112
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.03
BAM7.25
|
$19.59
STD436,563
|
|
pay 80.2% less for clothing
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.85
BAM109.38
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.86
BAM50.07
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.64
BAM137.75
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.02
BAM161.80
|
$17.85
STD397,758
|
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