Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 8.4% cheaper than Latvia.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 33.2% more for restaurants
|
Latvia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
€9.70
|
$18.76
STD417,914
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.08
€6.71
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
€1.30
|
$1.76
STD39,244
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.11
|
$1.07
STD23,881
|
|
pay 70.0% more for groceries
|
Latvia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.29
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.91
|
$9.38
STD208,957
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€4.42
|
$4.73
STD105,465
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.58
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
€2.90
|
$8.51
STD189,563
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.73
|
$0.49
STD10,832
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.99
|
$1.70
STD37,913
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.32
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.36
|
$1.09
STD24,372
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.35
|
$0.85
STD18,956
|
|
pay 15.0% less for transportation
|
Latvia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.76
€6.41
|
$5.74
STD127,914
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.41
€37.37
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,606.21
€24,283.95
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
€8.60
|
?? | |
pay 32.4% less for housing
|
Latvia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.22
€16.33
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$467.65
€443.50
|
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$322.68
€306.02
|
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.83
€186.67
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Latvia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.69
€405.61
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,383.30
€12,692.21
|
?? |
pay 20.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Latvia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.87
€3.67
|
$1.09
STD24,239
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.90
|
$1.61
STD35,821
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.69
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.71
€40.50
|
$34.30
STD764,186
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.49
|
$19.29
STD429,855
|
|
pay 85.4% less for clothing
|
Latvia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.51
€72.55
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.17
€40.94
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
€80.06
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.68
€114.45
|
$17.58
STD391,645
|
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