Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 42.3% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 34.4% less for restaurants
|
Luxembourg
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.85
€18.07
|
$18.76
STD417,914
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.97
€12.43
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.99
|
$1.76
STD39,244
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.86
|
$1.07
STD23,881
|
|
pay 5.7% less for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.15
€3.02
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.88
€9.48
|
$9.38
STD208,957
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
€4.66
|
$4.73
STD105,465
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.25
€4.07
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.68
€7.37
|
$8.51
STD189,563
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.14
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.77
|
$0.49
STD10,832
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.13
|
$1.70
STD37,913
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.65
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$1.09
STD24,372
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.92
|
$0.85
STD18,956
|
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pay 9.8% less for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€6.10
|
$5.74
STD127,914
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,949.84
€25,838.78
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.01
€32.61
|
?? | |
pay 84.3% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.60
€52.35
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,768.97
€1,696.04
|
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,639.77
€1,572.16
|
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$211.55
€202.83
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,523.51
€1,460.70
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,004.68
€14,386.09
|
?? |
pay 33.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
€4.98
|
$1.09
STD24,239
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€4.16
|
$1.61
STD35,821
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.91
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.59
€32.21
|
$34.30
STD764,186
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.36
|
$19.29
STD429,855
|
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pay 86.2% less for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.75
€78.38
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.83
€40.11
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.18
€92.22
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.67
€122.41
|
$17.58
STD391,645
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