Cost of living comparison

Sao Tome and Principe

compared to

Slovakia

Bratislava vs. Sao Tome Cost of Living Summary

Bratislava is 67.3% more expensive than Sao Tome.

Restaurants: pay 30.4% more in Bratislava
Groceries: pay 18.1% less in Bratislava
Transportation: pay 7.2% more in Bratislava
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Bratislava
Childcare: pay 5.6 times more in Bratislava
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.2% more in Bratislava
Clothing: pay 77.8% more in Bratislava

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Bratislava are more expensive than in Sao Tome. Notably, childcare, housing, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Bratislava.

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Bratislava vs. Sao Tome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bratislava instead of Sao Tome, you would:

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pay 30.4% more for restaurants

	Sao Tome	Bratislava
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 STD200K	$11.20 €9.99	+25.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.89 STD176K	$10.64 €9.49	+34.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.84 STD41,004	$2.36 €2.10	+28.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 STD27,770	$1.78 €1.59	+42.7%
Average			+30.4%

Sao Tome vs. Bratislava - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.1% less for groceries

	Sao Tome	Bratislava
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 STD22,187	$1.94 €1.74	+95.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.80 STD218K	$7.71 €6.88	-21.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.87 STD131K	$4.29 €3.83	-26.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.85 STD108K	$4.50 €4.01	-7.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.89 STD198K	$4.04 €3.60	-54.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 STD37,881	$1.01 €0.90	-40.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 STD17,644	$0.87 €0.78	+10.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 STD36,419	$1.24 €1.11	-23.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 STD34,958	$2.09 €1.87	+33.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.31 STD29,299	$0.75 €0.67	-43.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08 STD23,986	$0.67 €0.60	-37.7%
Average			-18.1%

Sao Tome vs. Bratislava - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.2% more for transportation

	Sao Tome	Bratislava
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.46 STD144K	$7.30 €6.51	+13.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$45.35 €40.48
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,634.18 STD549M	$26,078.64 €23,276.18	+5.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.43 STD500K	$20.72 €18.49	-7.7%
Average			+7.2%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Sao Tome	Bratislava
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.91 STD1M	$18.65 €16.65	-72.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$284.91 STD6M	$1,055.75 €942.30	+270.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.02 STD4M	$786.21 €701.73	+303.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$174.83 STD4M	$200.86 €179.27	+14.9%
Average			+182.5%

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pay 5.6 times more for childcare

	Sao Tome	Bratislava
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$228.62 STD5M	$859.09 €766.77	+275.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,194.77 STD49M	$18,610.01 €16,610.14	+747.9%
Average			+464.5%

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pay 40.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Sao Tome	Bratislava
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 STD37,799	$3.36 €3.00	+98.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.26 STD50,442	$3.57 €3.18	+57.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.26 STD50,420	$6.72 €6.00	+196.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.92 STD756K	$55.89 €49.89	+64.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.16 STD449K	$12.32 €10.99	-38.9%
Average			+40.2%

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pay 77.8% more for clothing

	Sao Tome	Bratislava
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$101.18 €90.31
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.02 STD2M	$40.44 €36.09	-46.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$101.82 €90.88
Men's business shoes (leather)	$18.36 STD409K	$107.72 €96.14	+486.6%
Average			+77.8%

Sao Tome vs. Bratislava - Cost of clothing

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