Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 15.5% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 17.3% more for restaurants
|
Portugal
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.32
€10.73
|
$18.76
STD417,914
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.41
€7.97
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.58
|
$1.76
STD39,244
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.13
|
$1.07
STD23,881
|
|
pay 53.0% more for groceries
|
Portugal
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
€1.28
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
€4.80
|
$9.38
STD208,957
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
€3.60
|
$4.73
STD105,465
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.73
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€3.08
|
$8.51
STD189,563
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.94
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$0.49
STD10,832
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.72
|
$1.70
STD37,913
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.00
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.64
|
$1.09
STD24,372
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.85
STD18,956
|
|
pay 15.4% less for transportation
|
Portugal
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.44
|
$5.74
STD127,914
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.96
€36.00
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,047.67
€29,444.43
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.80
€10.25
|
?? | |
pay 67.5% less for housing
|
Portugal
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.33
€38.25
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.66
€854.15
|
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$732.72
€694.89
|
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.05
€86.34
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Portugal
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$455.47
€431.95
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,051.70
€9,532.65
|
?? |
pay 0.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Portugal
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
€2.11
|
$1.09
STD24,239
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.75
|
$1.61
STD35,821
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.67
€5.38
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.99
€38.87
|
$34.30
STD764,186
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.85
€7.45
|
$19.29
STD429,855
|
|
pay 81.3% less for clothing
|
Portugal
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.92
€73.89
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
€32.00
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.24
€76.10
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.85
€89.01
|
$17.58
STD391,645
|
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