Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 2.8 times more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 43.0% more for restaurants
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Belgium
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.05
STD424,436
|
$17.24
€15.86
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
$10.42
€9.58
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
STD42,444
|
$2.79
€2.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
STD24,254
|
$2.42
€2.22
|
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pay 2.3% less for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Belgium
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
$2.22
€2.04
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.52
STD212,218
|
$6.64
€6.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
STD107,111
|
$4.35
€4.00
|
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|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
$3.16
€2.91
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.64
STD192,521
|
$4.78
€4.39
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$1.10
€1.01
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD11,001
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
STD38,504
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$1.20
€1.10
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
STD24,753
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
STD19,252
|
$0.68
€0.62
|
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pay 42.9% more for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Belgium
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.94
STD110,171
|
$7.06
€6.50
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.71
€46.63
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,786.12
€24,632.06
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$24.68
€22.69
|
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pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Belgium
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$50.54
€46.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
$808.25
€743.25
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
$687.98
€632.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$168.59
€155.04
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Belgium
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$588.37
€541.06
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$15,983.72
€14,698.36
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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Belgium
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.65
STD14,552
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
STD36,380
|
$3.44
€3.16
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
$8.49
€7.81
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.83
STD776,112
|
$33.63
€30.93
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.59
STD436,563
|
$11.97
€11.01
|
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pay 7.3 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Belgium
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$92.98
€85.50
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$41.35
€38.02
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$87.07
€80.07
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.85
STD397,758
|
$130.15
€119.69
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