Cost of living comparison

Sao Tome and Principe

compared to

Montenegro

Montenegro vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost of Living Summary

Montenegro is 17.0% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe overall.

Restaurants: pay 23.5% more in Montenegro
Groceries: pay 45.4% less in Montenegro
Transportation: pay 3.3% less in Montenegro
Housing: pay 70.5% more in Montenegro
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Montenegro
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.1% less in Montenegro
Clothing: pay 72.2% more in Montenegro

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

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Montenegro vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.5% more for restaurants

	Sao Tome and Principe	Montenegro
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 STD200K	$11.20 €9.97	+25.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.89 STD176K	$9.63 €8.57	+22.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.84 STD41,004	$2.30 €2.05	+25.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 STD27,770	$1.50 €1.34	+20.7%
Average			+23.5%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Montenegro - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.4% less for groceries

	Sao Tome and Principe	Montenegro
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 STD22,187	$1.00 €0.89	+0.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.80 STD218K	$4.31 €3.84	-56.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.87 STD131K	$4.59 €4.08	-21.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.85 STD108K	$3.07 €2.73	-36.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.89 STD198K	$3.53 €3.14	-60.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 STD37,881	$0.61 €0.55	-63.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 STD17,644	$0.74 €0.66	-6.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 STD36,419	$0.68 €0.61	-58.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 STD34,958	$1.14 €1.01	-27.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.31 STD29,299	$0.41 €0.37	-68.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08 STD23,986	$0.50 €0.45	-53.4%
Average			-45.4%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Montenegro - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.3% less for transportation

	Sao Tome and Principe	Montenegro
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.46 STD144K	$6.55 €5.83	+1.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$36.79 €32.75
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,634.18 STD549M	$29,365.51 €26,136.36	+19.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.43 STD500K	$9.81 €8.74	-56.2%
Average			-3.3%

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pay 70.5% more for housing

	Sao Tome and Principe	Montenegro
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.91 STD1M	$31.12 €27.69	-53.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$284.91 STD6M	$612.92 €545.52	+115.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.02 STD4M	$466.81 €415.48	+139.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$174.83 STD4M	$100.23 €89.21	-42.7%
Average			+70.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Sao Tome and Principe	Montenegro
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$228.62 STD5M	$358.02 €318.65	+56.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,194.77 STD49M	$7,100.06 €6,319.31	+223.5%
Average			+125.1%

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pay 4.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Sao Tome and Principe	Montenegro
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 STD37,799	$2.94 €2.62	+73.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.26 STD50,442	$2.53 €2.25	+11.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.26 STD50,420	$4.18 €3.72	+84.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.92 STD756K	$43.64 €38.84	+28.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.16 STD449K	$6.10 €5.43	-69.7%
Average			-4.1%

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pay 72.2% more for clothing

	Sao Tome and Principe	Montenegro
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$84.85 €75.52
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.02 STD2M	$37.05 €32.98	-50.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$86.45 €76.94
Men's business shoes (leather)	$18.36 STD409K	$110.29 €98.17	+500.6%
Average			+72.2%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Montenegro - Cost of clothing

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