Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 28.5% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 45.2% less for restaurants
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.05
STD424,436
|
$5.41
R$31.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
$6.75
R$39.60
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
STD42,444
|
$1.09
R$6.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
STD24,254
|
$0.66
R$3.87
|
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pay 35.6% less for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Brazil
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
$1.50
R$8.80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.52
STD212,218
|
$4.39
R$25.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
STD107,111
|
$3.93
R$23.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
$2.09
R$12.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.64
STD192,521
|
$1.71
R$10.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$0.88
R$5.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD11,001
|
$0.57
R$3.36
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
STD38,504
|
$0.47
R$2.76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$0.71
R$4.17
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
STD24,753
|
$0.51
R$2.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
STD19,252
|
$0.49
R$2.85
|
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pay 19.2% less for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Brazil
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.94
STD110,171
|
$3.99
R$23.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$44.60
R$261.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,825.57
R$128,102.99
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.87
R$52.07
|
|
pay 0.4% more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Brazil
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$19.79
R$116.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
$324.53
R$1,904.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
$220.48
R$1,294.07
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$54.67
R$320.88
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Brazil
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$278.36
R$1,633.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,686.64
R$45,115.96
|
pay 14.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Brazil
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.65
STD14,552
|
$1.76
R$10.36
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
STD36,380
|
$1.69
R$9.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
$2.13
R$12.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.83
STD776,112
|
$24.18
R$141.95
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.59
STD436,563
|
$6.45
R$37.85
|
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pay 3.6 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Brazil
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$48.38
R$283.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$43.32
R$254.24
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$77.76
R$456.41
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.85
STD397,758
|
$63.51
R$372.74
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