Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 18.8% cheaper than Slovenia.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Slovenia, you would:
pay 1.3% more for restaurants
|
Slovenia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.25
€10.80
|
$18.76
STD417,914
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.28
€7.94
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
€2.64
|
$1.76
STD39,244
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.60
|
$1.07
STD23,881
|
|
pay 26.5% more for groceries
|
Slovenia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
€1.53
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
€6.83
|
$9.38
STD208,957
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.94
€4.74
|
$4.73
STD105,465
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
€3.06
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
€4.30
|
$8.51
STD189,563
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.71
|
$0.49
STD10,832
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$1.70
STD37,913
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
€1.37
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.58
|
$1.09
STD24,372
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.83
|
$0.85
STD18,956
|
|
pay 0.2% more for transportation
|
Slovenia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.73
€5.50
|
$5.74
STD127,914
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.71
€27.56
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,757.42
€22,804.20
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.32
€10.87
|
?? | |
pay 52.5% less for housing
|
Slovenia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.10
€30.81
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$611.64
€587.10
|
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$506.97
€486.63
|
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$206.52
€198.24
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Slovenia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$480.15
€460.88
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,455.02
€8,115.78
|
?? |
pay 2.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Slovenia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.97
|
$1.09
STD24,239
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
€1.89
|
$1.61
STD35,821
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.39
€5.18
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.69
€42.89
|
$34.30
STD764,186
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.50
€7.20
|
$19.29
STD429,855
|
|
pay 86.3% less for clothing
|
Slovenia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.87
€93.94
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€32.51
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.89
€101.64
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.14
€122.99
|
$17.58
STD391,645
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