Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 68.4% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 29.9% less for restaurants
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.05
STD424,436
|
$6.66
RSD719
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
$7.11
RSD767
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
STD42,444
|
$1.39
RSD150
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
STD24,254
|
$1.04
RSD112
|
|
pay 42.9% less for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Serbia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
$0.67
RSD72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.52
STD212,218
|
$3.27
RSD353
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
STD107,111
|
$4.58
RSD494
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
$2.24
RSD242
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.64
STD192,521
|
$2.77
RSD299
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$0.44
RSD48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD11,001
|
$0.71
RSD77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
STD38,504
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$0.79
RSD85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
STD24,753
|
$0.38
RSD41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
STD19,252
|
$0.35
RSD37
|
|
pay 28.5% more for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.94
STD110,171
|
$6.36
RSD686
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.61
RSD2,872
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,673.81
RSD2,878,508
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.78
RSD731
|
|
pay 8.0% less for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Serbia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$21.79
RSD2,352
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
$289.12
RSD31,201
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
$208.18
RSD22,466
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$111.12
RSD11,991
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$219.93
RSD23,733
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,902.44
RSD636,962
|
pay 30.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.65
STD14,552
|
$1.96
RSD212
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
STD36,380
|
$1.54
RSD166
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
$3.59
RSD388
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.83
STD776,112
|
$24.04
RSD2,595
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.59
STD436,563
|
$4.51
RSD487
|
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pay 5.3 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Serbia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$63.85
RSD6,890
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.98
RSD3,775
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$88.04
RSD9,500
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.85
STD397,758
|
$94.98
RSD10,250
|
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