Cost of living comparison
Slovenia is 2.4 times more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Slovenia instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 9.8% more for restaurants
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Slovenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.05
STD424,436
|
$11.08
€10.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
$7.71
€7.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
STD42,444
|
$2.67
€2.45
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
STD24,254
|
$1.72
€1.58
|
|
pay 11.7% less for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Slovenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
$1.46
€1.34
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.52
STD212,218
|
$7.07
€6.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
STD107,111
|
$4.77
€4.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
$3.00
€2.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.64
STD192,521
|
$4.01
€3.68
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD11,001
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
STD38,504
|
$1.03
€0.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$1.53
€1.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
STD24,753
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
STD19,252
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
pay 21.1% more for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Slovenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.94
STD110,171
|
$5.99
€5.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$31.70
€29.16
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,886.27
€21,965.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.67
€10.73
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Slovenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$31.76
€29.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
$605.45
€556.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
$503.01
€462.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$189.16
€173.95
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Slovenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$467.02
€429.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,474.52
€7,793.03
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Slovenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.65
STD14,552
|
$3.19
€2.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
STD36,380
|
$1.94
€1.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
$5.16
€4.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.83
STD776,112
|
$45.89
€42.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.59
STD436,563
|
$7.59
€6.98
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Slovenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$88.79
€81.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.80
€32.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$94.67
€87.06
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.85
STD397,758
|
$129.70
€119.27
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Slovenia or Sao Tome and Principe. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.