Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 2.2 times more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 7.1% less 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 |
$19.05
STD424,436
|
$10.03
€9.22
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
$6.98
€6.42
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
STD42,444
|
$2.07
€1.90
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
STD24,254
|
$1.47
€1.35
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pay 29.9% less for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.52
STD212,218
|
$4.20
€3.86
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
STD107,111
|
$5.15
€4.73
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
$2.91
€2.68
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.64
STD192,521
|
$3.08
€2.83
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD11,001
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
STD38,504
|
$0.66
€0.60
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$1.12
€1.03
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
STD24,753
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
STD19,252
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
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pay 25.2% more for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.94
STD110,171
|
$6.19
€5.69
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$35.69
€32.82
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,337.87
€23,300.27
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.16
€9.34
|
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pay 97.2% more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$27.71
€25.48
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
$604.28
€555.69
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
$455.38
€418.76
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$97.48
€89.64
|
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pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$317.80
€292.24
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,564.83
€6,956.49
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pay 71.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.65
STD14,552
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
STD36,380
|
$2.09
€1.93
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.83
STD776,112
|
$40.01
€36.79
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.59
STD436,563
|
$5.66
€5.20
|
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pay 6.7 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$71.96
€66.18
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$30.57
€28.11
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$96.13
€88.40
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.85
STD397,758
|
$119.85
€110.21
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