Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 2.1 times more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Croatia instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 23.3% more for restaurants
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
STD417,914
|
$11.19
HRK79.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
$8.42
HRK60.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
STD39,244
|
$2.80
HRK20.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
STD23,881
|
$1.95
HRK13.96
|
|
pay 23.7% less for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Croatia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
$1.38
HRK9.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
STD208,957
|
$5.36
HRK38.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.73
STD105,465
|
$4.40
HRK31.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
$3.37
HRK24.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
STD189,563
|
$4.26
HRK30.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$0.68
HRK4.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD10,832
|
$0.70
HRK4.98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
STD37,913
|
$0.74
HRK5.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$1.03
HRK7.39
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
STD24,372
|
$0.48
HRK3.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
STD18,956
|
$0.51
HRK3.64
|
|
pay 5.2% more for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.74
STD127,914
|
$6.04
HRK43.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$39.44
HRK281.93
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,382.54
HRK238,636.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.70
HRK97.97
|
|
pay 93.3% more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Croatia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$28.67
HRK204.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
$578.08
HRK4,132.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
$443.55
HRK3,170.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$127.97
HRK914.81
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$223.99
HRK1,601.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,279.88
HRK59,189.15
|
pay 67.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
STD24,239
|
$3.29
HRK23.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
STD35,821
|
$2.17
HRK15.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
$5.05
HRK36.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.30
STD764,186
|
$44.58
HRK318.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.29
STD429,855
|
$6.80
HRK48.64
|
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pay 5.7 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Croatia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$85.67
HRK612.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$39.19
HRK280.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$99.74
HRK712.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.58
STD391,645
|
$100.20
HRK716.30
|
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