Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 19.7% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Croatia instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 13.9% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
STD428,710
|
$8.52
HRK59.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
$6.13
HRK43.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$2.16
HRK15.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
STD24,498
|
$1.50
HRK10.55
|
|
pay 33.5% less for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
$1.13
HRK7.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
STD214,355
|
$4.86
HRK34.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
STD108,190
|
$4.14
HRK29.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
$2.69
HRK18.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
STD194,460
|
$3.85
HRK27.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$0.62
HRK4.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
STD11,112
|
$0.69
HRK4.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
STD38,892
|
$0.72
HRK5.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$0.87
HRK6.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
STD25,002
|
$0.39
HRK2.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
STD19,446
|
$0.39
HRK2.73
|
|
pay 38.9% more for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
STD102,007
|
$6.36
HRK44.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.83
HRK273.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,017.38
HRK169,052.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.47
HRK66.65
|
|
pay 30.9% more for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$25.52
HRK179.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
$392.48
HRK2,762.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
$314.33
HRK2,212.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$131.44
HRK925.14
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$141.70
HRK997.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,525.70
HRK38,894.13
|
pay 75.9% more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
STD13,474
|
$2.50
HRK17.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
STD36,747
|
$1.75
HRK12.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$4.85
HRK34.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
STD783,927
|
$38.92
HRK273.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
STD440,959
|
$5.67
HRK39.90
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$70.94
HRK499.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.29
HRK241.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$78.37
HRK551.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$81.35
HRK572.59
|
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