Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 12.5% cheaper than Lithuania.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 13.7% more for restaurants
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Lithuania
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.88
€10.00
|
$19.05
STD424,436
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
€6.36
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
€2.12
|
$1.90
STD42,444
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.59
|
$1.09
STD24,254
|
|
pay 70.1% more for groceries
|
Lithuania
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
€1.51
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.97
€5.49
|
$9.52
STD212,218
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.29
€4.86
|
$4.81
STD107,111
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
€2.41
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
€3.07
|
$8.64
STD192,521
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.49
STD11,001
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$1.73
STD38,504
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.37
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$1.11
STD24,753
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.41
|
$0.86
STD19,252
|
|
pay 21.0% less for transportation
|
Lithuania
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.26
€5.75
|
$4.94
STD110,171
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.34
€27.90
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,094.53
€32,272.33
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.59
€7.90
|
?? | |
pay 35.4% less for housing
|
Lithuania
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.95
€12.83
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$488.99
€449.66
|
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$348.24
€320.24
|
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.99
€134.25
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Lithuania
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$497.03
€457.06
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,349.41
€7,677.97
|
?? |
pay 13.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lithuania
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.98
€4.58
|
$0.65
STD14,552
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
€2.90
|
$1.63
STD36,380
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.07
€4.66
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
€35.69
|
$34.83
STD776,112
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
€7.68
|
$19.59
STD436,563
|
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pay 89.1% less for clothing
|
Lithuania
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.39
€93.24
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.40
€38.07
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.38
€84.03
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.00
€150.82
|
$17.85
STD397,758
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