Sao Tome and Principe is 10.3% more expensive than Maldives.

If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Maldives, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

 
Maldives
Sao Tome and Principe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.50
MVR84.72
$18.76
STD417,914
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.71
MVR149.51
$9.11
STD202,987
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.21
MVR18.69
$1.76
STD39,244

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pay 36.6% more for groceries

 
Maldives
Sao Tome and Principe
Bread
1 loaf
$1.54
MVR23.67
$0.95
STD21,104
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.65
MVR87.05
$9.38
STD208,957
Milk (1 gallon) $6.78
MVR104.47
$4.73
STD105,465

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pay 61.4% more for transportation

 
Maldives
Sao Tome and Principe
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.56
MVR54.78
$5.74
STD127,914
Monthly public transit pass $22.65
MVR348.87
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $38,834.95
MVR598,058.25
??

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pay 72.5% less for housing

 
Maldives
Sao Tome and Principe
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$65.94
MVR1,015.45
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,098.53
MVR16,917.30
$321.53
STD7,164,243
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $829.29
MVR12,771.04
$214.35
STD4,776,162

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Maldives
Sao Tome and Principe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $172.53
MVR2,657.00
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,198.06
MVR49,250.10
??

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pay 24.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Maldives
Sao Tome and Principe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.69
MVR72.27
$1.09
STD24,239
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.24
MVR49.84
$1.61
STD35,821
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.12
MVR109.64
$2.14
STD47,762

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pay 78.3% less for clothing

 
Maldives
Sao Tome and Principe
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$55.89
MVR860.71
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$58.79
MVR905.39
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$101.13
MVR1,557.44
??

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