Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 70.5% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Serbia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.30
RSD582
|
$19.24
Db428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.28
RSD580
|
$9.35
Db208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
RSD138
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RSD97
|
$1.10
Db24,498
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Serbia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
$0.97
Db21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
RSD306
|
$9.62
Db214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.92
RSD430
|
$4.86
Db108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
RSD215
|
$3.52
Db78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
RSD287
|
$8.73
Db194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
RSD41
|
$1.50
Db33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
RSD69
|
$0.50
Db11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
RSD65
|
$1.75
Db38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
RSD64
|
$1.50
Db33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RSD32
|
$1.12
Db25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
RSD26
|
$0.87
Db19,446
|
|
pay 22.4% less for transportation
Serbia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
RSD648
|
$4.58
Db102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.69
RSD3,151
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,855.66
RSD2,070,472
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.51
RSD714
|
?? | |
pay 33.9% more for housing
Serbia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.75
RSD2,168
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.04
RSD26,687
|
$329.83
Db7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.63
RSD18,297
|
$219.89
Db4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.25
RSD11,337
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Serbia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.48
RSD15,535
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,814.10
RSD748,231
|
?? |
pay 64.3% more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
RSD200
|
$0.60
Db13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
RSD143
|
$1.65
Db36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.43
RSD377
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.05
RSD2,421
|
$35.18
Db783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RSD497
|
$19.79
Db440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Serbia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.11
RSD5,612
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.42
RSD2,901
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.82
RSD8,435
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.70
RSD8,971
|
?? |
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