Cost of living comparison

Sao Tome and Principe

compared to

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost of Living Summary

Bosnia and Herzegovina is 58.7% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe overall.

Restaurants: pay 32.6% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Groceries: pay 36.5% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Transportation: pay 5.4% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Housing: pay 21.1% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.6% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Clothing: pay 5.5 times more in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The cost of clothing and entertainment and sports in Bosnia and Herzegovina are more expensive than in Sao Tome and Principe. Expenses including groceries, restaurants, housing, and transportation are lower in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:

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pay 32.6% less for restaurants

	Sao Tome and Principe	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.76 STD417,914	$6.02 BAM10.83	-67.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.11 STD202,987	$5.03 BAM9.04	-44.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 STD39,244	$1.57 BAM2.82	-11.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 STD23,881	$1.00 BAM1.80	-6.7%
Average			-32.6%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina - Cost of restaurants

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pay 36.5% less for groceries

	Sao Tome and Principe	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 STD21,104	$0.98 BAM1.75	+3.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.38 STD208,957	$3.52 BAM6.33	-62.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.73 STD105,465	$4.65 BAM8.36	-1.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.92 STD87,436	$2.51 BAM4.52	-36.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.51 STD189,563	$3.05 BAM5.48	-64.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.46 STD32,496	$0.53 BAM0.96	-63.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 STD10,832	$0.70 BAM1.26	+43.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.70 STD37,913	$0.66 BAM1.19	-61.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.46 STD32,496	$0.69 BAM1.23	-53.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 STD24,372	$0.42 BAM0.76	-61.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85 STD18,956	$0.47 BAM0.84	-44.9%
Average			-36.5%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.4% less for transportation

	Sao Tome and Principe	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.74 STD127,914	$5.43 BAM9.76	-5.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$35.51 BAM63.84
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$24,491.04 BAM44,035.45
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$7.78 BAM13.99
Average			-5.4%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina - Cost of transportation

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pay 21.1% less for housing

	Sao Tome and Principe	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$23.89 BAM42.96
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$321.53 STD7,164,243	$237.10 BAM426.31	-26.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$214.35 STD4,776,162	$180.33 BAM324.23	-15.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$108.25 BAM194.63
Average			-21.1%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sao Tome and Principe	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$139.91 BAM251.57
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$2,744.59 BAM4,934.84

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina - Cost of childcare

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pay 0.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Sao Tome and Principe	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.09 STD24,239	$1.79 BAM3.23	+64.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.61 STD35,821	$1.34 BAM2.40	-16.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.14 STD47,762	$3.34 BAM6.01	+56.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.30 STD764,186	$25.77 BAM46.34	-24.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$19.29 STD429,855	$4.65 BAM8.36	-75.9%
Average			+0.6%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 5.5 times more for clothing

	Sao Tome and Principe	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$57.86 BAM104.04
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$30.34 BAM54.56
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$83.76 BAM150.60
Men's business shoes (leather)	$17.58 STD391,645	$96.14 BAM172.86	+447.0%
Average			+447.0%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina - Cost of clothing

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