Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 2.7 times more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 7.6% more for restaurants
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Sao Tome and Principe
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Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
STD417,914
|
$11.31
€10.73
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
$8.81
€8.36
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
STD39,244
|
$2.10
€1.99
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
STD23,881
|
$1.65
€1.57
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pay 25.6% less for groceries
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Sao Tome and Principe
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
$0.98
€0.93
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
STD208,957
|
$4.01
€3.80
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.73
STD105,465
|
$5.18
€4.91
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
$3.02
€2.86
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
STD189,563
|
$3.19
€3.03
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$0.61
€0.58
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD10,832
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
STD37,913
|
$0.67
€0.64
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$1.17
€1.11
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
STD24,372
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
STD18,956
|
$0.59
€0.56
|
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pay 6.3% more for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.74
STD127,914
|
$6.10
€5.79
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$39.06
€37.04
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,888.35
€26,448.25
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.69
€9.19
|
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pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$29.16
€27.65
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
$691.39
€655.69
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
$536.29
€508.60
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$98.51
€93.42
|
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pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$385.16
€365.27
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,661.10
€8,213.86
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pay 56.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
STD24,239
|
$2.71
€2.57
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
STD35,821
|
$2.26
€2.14
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
$4.12
€3.91
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.30
STD764,186
|
$58.84
€55.80
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.29
STD429,855
|
$5.48
€5.20
|
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pay 9.3 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$83.30
€79.00
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$45.33
€42.99
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$104.82
€99.40
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.58
STD391,645
|
$163.37
€154.93
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