Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 32.2% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Finland, you would:
pay 13.6% less for restaurants
|
Finland
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.18
€13.45
|
$18.76
STD417,914
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€9.90
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.44
|
$1.76
STD39,244
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.77
|
$1.07
STD23,881
|
|
pay 33.6% more for groceries
|
Finland
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.17
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
€3.51
|
$9.38
STD208,957
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
€4.05
|
$4.73
STD105,465
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.86
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
€5.10
|
$8.51
STD189,563
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.94
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$0.49
STD10,832
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.93
|
$1.70
STD37,913
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.58
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.53
|
$1.09
STD24,372
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.71
|
$0.85
STD18,956
|
|
pay 24.9% less for transportation
|
Finland
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.25
|
$5.74
STD127,914
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.52
€57.39
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,800.37
€30,158.27
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.35
€17.41
|
?? | |
pay 60.4% less for housing
|
Finland
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.24
€21.10
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$734.49
€696.56
|
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.75
€573.53
|
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.90
€91.90
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Finland
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.42
€276.37
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,693.67
€8,244.75
|
?? |
pay 44.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.29
€6.91
|
$1.09
STD24,239
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€3.99
|
$1.61
STD35,821
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.54
€9.99
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€39.58
|
$34.30
STD764,186
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.60
€14.79
|
$19.29
STD429,855
|
|
pay 83.8% less for clothing
|
Finland
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.15
€71.27
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.18
€29.57
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.09
€77.85
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.56
€102.96
|
$17.58
STD391,645
|
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