Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 10.6% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 4.5% more for restaurants
|
Montenegro
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
€10.73
|
$18.76
STD417,914
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.81
€8.36
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
€1.99
|
$1.76
STD39,244
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
€1.57
|
$1.07
STD23,881
|
|
pay 69.0% more for groceries
|
Montenegro
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
€0.93
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.80
|
$9.38
STD208,957
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.18
€4.91
|
$4.73
STD105,465
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.86
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.03
|
$8.51
STD189,563
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.49
STD10,832
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$1.70
STD37,913
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.11
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$1.09
STD24,372
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$0.85
STD18,956
|
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pay 5.9% less for transportation
|
Montenegro
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.79
|
$5.74
STD127,914
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.06
€37.04
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,888.35
€26,448.25
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
€9.19
|
?? | |
pay 56.8% less for housing
|
Montenegro
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.16
€27.65
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$691.39
€655.69
|
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.29
€508.60
|
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.51
€93.42
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Montenegro
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.16
€365.27
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,661.10
€8,213.86
|
?? |
pay 14.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Montenegro
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.57
|
$1.09
STD24,239
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
€2.14
|
$1.61
STD35,821
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
€3.91
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.84
€55.80
|
$34.30
STD764,186
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
€5.20
|
$19.29
STD429,855
|
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pay 89.2% less for clothing
|
Montenegro
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.30
€79.00
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.33
€42.99
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.82
€99.40
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.37
€154.93
|
$17.58
STD391,645
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