Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 2.7 times more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 52.0% more for restaurants
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Belgium
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
STD417,914
|
$19.07
€18.09
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
$10.84
€10.28
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
STD39,244
|
$2.78
€2.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
STD23,881
|
$2.46
€2.33
|
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pay 1.2% more for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Belgium
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
$2.28
€2.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
STD208,957
|
$6.70
€6.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.73
STD105,465
|
$4.44
€4.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
$3.43
€3.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
STD189,563
|
$4.78
€4.53
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$1.11
€1.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD10,832
|
$0.89
€0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
STD37,913
|
$1.07
€1.02
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$1.16
€1.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
STD24,372
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
STD18,956
|
$0.73
€0.69
|
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pay 20.4% more for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Belgium
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.74
STD127,914
|
$6.91
€6.56
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$45.41
€43.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,628.35
€26,201.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$26.01
€24.67
|
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pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Belgium
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$49.35
€46.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
$815.11
€773.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
$705.09
€668.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$154.10
€146.15
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Belgium
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$557.50
€528.71
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$13,740.85
€13,031.30
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
STD24,239
|
$4.34
€4.11
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
STD35,821
|
$3.51
€3.33
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
$9.08
€8.61
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.30
STD764,186
|
$36.02
€34.16
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.29
STD429,855
|
$12.48
€11.83
|
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pay 7.1 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Belgium
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$92.82
€88.03
|
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|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$43.31
€41.07
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$90.40
€85.73
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.58
STD391,645
|
$125.11
€118.65
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