Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 20.4% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 21.5% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
Db428,710
|
$8.56
€8.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
Db208,231
|
$5.22
€4.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
Db48,995
|
$1.93
€1.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
Db24,498
|
$1.38
€1.29
|
|
pay 37.1% less for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
Db21,649
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
Db214,355
|
$3.88
€3.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
Db108,190
|
$4.85
€4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
Db78,393
|
$2.75
€2.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
Db194,460
|
$2.92
€2.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
Db33,336
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Db11,112
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
Db38,892
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
Db33,336
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
Db25,002
|
$0.39
€0.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
Db19,446
|
$0.44
€0.41
|
|
pay 34.8% more for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
Db102,007
|
$6.17
€5.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$31.61
€29.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,324.04
€21,805.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.13
€7.60
|
|
pay 59.6% more for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$27.13
€25.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
Db7,349,315
|
$508.64
€475.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
Db4,899,543
|
$362.93
€339.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$84.67
€79.16
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$242.86
€227.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,565.21
€8,942.37
|
pay 66.1% more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
Db13,474
|
$2.55
€2.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
Db36,747
|
$1.70
€1.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
$4.01
€3.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
Db783,927
|
$34.67
€32.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
Db440,959
|
$4.98
€4.66
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$56.33
€52.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$31.75
€29.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$86.76
€81.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$122.16
€114.21
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