Cost of living comparison
Chile is 75.0% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Chile instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 25.8% less for restaurants
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Sao Tome and Principe
|
Chile
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.05
STD424,436
|
$7.70
CLF0.2700
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
$7.45
CLF0.2600
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
STD42,444
|
$1.36
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
STD24,254
|
$1.13
CLF0.0400
|
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pay 20.1% less for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Chile
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
$1.53
CLF0.0500
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.52
STD212,218
|
$5.20
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
STD107,111
|
$4.47
CLF0.1600
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
$3.26
CLF0.1100
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.64
STD192,521
|
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$0.88
CLF0.0300
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD11,001
|
$0.85
CLF0.0300
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
STD38,504
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
STD24,753
|
$0.58
CLF0.0200
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
STD19,252
|
$0.65
CLF0.0200
|
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pay 9.7% more for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Chile
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.94
STD110,171
|
$5.42
CLF0.1900
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$36.91
CLF1.2900
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$16,597.16
CLF578.1100
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.85
CLF0.5200
|
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pay 57.8% more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Chile
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$24.66
CLF0.8600
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
$479.74
CLF16.7100
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
$367.24
CLF12.7900
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$91.70
CLF3.1900
|
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pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Chile
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$331.55
CLF11.5500
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,075.15
CLF176.7800
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pay 96.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Chile
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.65
STD14,552
|
$2.75
CLF0.1000
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
STD36,380
|
$2.92
CLF0.1000
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
$5.16
CLF0.1800
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.83
STD776,112
|
$40.42
CLF1.4100
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.59
STD436,563
|
$5.92
CLF0.2100
|
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pay 4.3 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Chile
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$45.70
CLF1.5900
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$28.96
CLF1.0100
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$64.62
CLF2.2500
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.85
STD397,758
|
$77.03
CLF2.6800
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