Cost of living comparison
Slovenia is 31.8% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Slovenia instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 4.1% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Slovenia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
STD428,710
|
$9.73
€9.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
$6.85
€6.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$2.32
€2.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
STD24,498
|
$1.70
€1.58
|
|
pay 22.2% less for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
$1.37
€1.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
STD214,355
|
$5.78
€5.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
STD108,190
|
$4.10
€3.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
$2.72
€2.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
STD194,460
|
$3.88
€3.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
STD11,112
|
$0.69
€0.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
STD38,892
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
STD25,002
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
STD19,446
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
pay 28.0% more for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
STD102,007
|
$5.86
€5.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.59
€36.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,052.15
€22,467.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.34
€10.60
|
|
pay 67.2% more for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$37.56
€35.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
$495.63
€462.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
$404.62
€377.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$175.05
€163.52
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$388.43
€362.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,174.10
€7,635.48
|
pay 90.0% more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
STD13,474
|
$2.81
€2.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
STD36,747
|
$1.75
€1.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$4.78
€4.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
STD783,927
|
$43.97
€41.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
STD440,959
|
$7.25
€6.77
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$74.65
€69.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$38.55
€36.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$76.61
€71.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$90.90
€84.91
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