Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 9.4% cheaper than Lithuania.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 10.3% more for restaurants
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Lithuania
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
€11.36
|
$18.76
STD417,914
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
€6.64
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€2.00
|
$1.76
STD39,244
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.54
|
$1.07
STD23,881
|
|
pay 75.0% more for groceries
|
Lithuania
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
€1.55
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.79
€5.56
|
$9.38
STD208,957
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.90
|
$4.73
STD105,465
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
€2.56
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
€2.93
|
$8.51
STD189,563
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.52
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.71
|
$0.49
STD10,832
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.69
|
$1.70
STD37,913
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.37
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.34
|
$1.09
STD24,372
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.40
|
$0.85
STD18,956
|
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pay 4.4% less for transportation
|
Lithuania
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.75
|
$5.74
STD127,914
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.98
€28.74
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,162.76
€33,713.11
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.62
€10.18
|
?? | |
pay 37.5% less for housing
|
Lithuania
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.64
€14.03
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$507.54
€486.61
|
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.76
€333.42
|
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.97
€140.92
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Lithuania
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$477.03
€457.37
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,723.77
€8,364.12
|
?? |
pay 12.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lithuania
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.62
|
$1.09
STD24,239
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
€2.77
|
$1.61
STD35,821
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
€4.94
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.43
€39.72
|
$34.30
STD764,186
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.20
€7.87
|
$19.29
STD429,855
|
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pay 87.6% less for clothing
|
Lithuania
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.52
€90.63
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.49
€35.95
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.84
€85.17
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.41
€135.58
|
$17.58
STD391,645
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