Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 30.7% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:
pay 78.1% more for restaurants
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.02
BAM11.17
|
$18.76
STD417,914
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
BAM9.32
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
BAM2.90
|
$1.76
STD39,244
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
BAM1.85
|
$1.07
STD23,881
|
|
pay 95.9% more for groceries
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
BAM1.81
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
BAM6.53
|
$9.38
STD208,957
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.65
BAM8.63
|
$4.73
STD105,465
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
BAM4.66
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
BAM5.65
|
$8.51
STD189,563
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
BAM0.99
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
BAM1.29
|
$0.49
STD10,832
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BAM1.23
|
$1.70
STD37,913
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
BAM1.27
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
BAM0.78
|
$1.09
STD24,372
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
BAM0.87
|
$0.85
STD18,956
|
|
pay 5.7% more for transportation
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.43
BAM10.07
|
$5.74
STD127,914
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.51
BAM65.85
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,491.04
BAM45,421.81
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.78
BAM14.43
|
?? | |
pay 27.2% more for housing
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.89
BAM44.31
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.10
BAM439.73
|
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.33
BAM334.44
|
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.25
BAM200.76
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.91
BAM259.49
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,744.59
BAM5,090.20
|
?? |
pay 58.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
BAM3.33
|
$1.09
STD24,239
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
BAM2.48
|
$1.61
STD35,821
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.34
BAM6.20
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.77
BAM47.80
|
$34.30
STD764,186
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.65
BAM8.62
|
$19.29
STD429,855
|
|
pay 81.7% less for clothing
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.86
BAM107.32
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.34
BAM56.28
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.76
BAM155.34
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.14
BAM178.30
|
$17.58
STD391,645
|
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