Cost of living comparison

 Sao Tome and Principe
compared to
 Serbia
Serbia vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 74.0% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe overall.

Restaurants
pay 19.8% less in Serbia
Groceries
pay 37.4% less in Serbia
Transportation
pay 8.4% more in Serbia
Housing
pay 11.6% more in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 13.4% more in Serbia
Clothing
pay 5.7 times more in Serbia

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

Serbia vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost Breakdown

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

pay 19.8% less for restaurants

 
Sao Tome and Principe
Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $18.76
STD417,914
$7.13
RSD768
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.11
STD202,987
$7.64
RSD823
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.76
STD39,244
$1.60
RSD173

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pay 37.4% less for groceries

 
Sao Tome and Principe
Serbia
Bread
1 loaf
$0.95
STD21,104
$0.70
RSD75
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.38
STD208,957
$3.97
RSD428
Milk (1 gallon) $4.73
STD105,465
$4.84
RSD521

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pay 8.4% more for transportation

 
Sao Tome and Principe
Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.74
STD127,914
$6.22
RSD670
Monthly public transit pass ?? $23.52
RSD2,532
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $28,112.26
RSD3,026,565

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pay 11.6% more for housing

 
Sao Tome and Principe
Serbia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $23.16
RSD2,494
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $321.53
STD7,164,243
$353.21
RSD38,027
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $214.35
STD4,776,162
$242.83
RSD26,143

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Sao Tome and Principe
Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $238.41
RSD25,667
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $5,379.39
RSD579,145

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pay 13.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Sao Tome and Principe
Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.09
STD24,239
$2.03
RSD218
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.61
STD35,821
$1.68
RSD181
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.14
STD47,762
$3.80
RSD409

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pay 5.7 times more for clothing

 
Sao Tome and Principe
Serbia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $73.17
RSD7,877
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $35.45
RSD3,817
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $92.31
RSD9,938

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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