Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 97.7% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Croatia instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 9.9% more for restaurants
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.05
STD424,436
|
$10.48
HRK72.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
$7.54
HRK52.42
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
STD42,444
|
$2.57
HRK17.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
STD24,254
|
$1.83
HRK12.74
|
|
pay 25.9% less for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Croatia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
$1.29
HRK8.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.52
STD212,218
|
$5.28
HRK36.73
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
STD107,111
|
$4.39
HRK30.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
$3.17
HRK22.04
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.64
STD192,521
|
$4.42
HRK30.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$0.65
HRK4.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD11,001
|
$0.70
HRK4.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
STD38,504
|
$0.77
HRK5.33
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$1.03
HRK7.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
STD24,753
|
$0.48
HRK3.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
STD19,252
|
$0.52
HRK3.61
|
|
pay 27.7% more for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Croatia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.94
STD110,171
|
$6.31
HRK43.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$43.04
HRK299.35
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,849.65
HRK228,461.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.47
HRK79.75
|
|
pay 62.9% more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Croatia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$27.24
HRK189.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
$479.21
HRK3,332.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
$389.58
HRK2,709.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$131.94
HRK917.61
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$202.63
HRK1,409.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,698.19
HRK60,493.76
|
pay 92.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Croatia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.65
STD14,552
|
$2.99
HRK20.79
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
STD36,380
|
$2.04
HRK14.18
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
$5.06
HRK35.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.83
STD776,112
|
$40.30
HRK280.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.59
STD436,563
|
$6.58
HRK45.76
|
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pay 5.2 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Croatia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$83.54
HRK580.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$38.69
HRK269.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$88.55
HRK615.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.85
STD397,758
|
$92.61
HRK644.10
|
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