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Czech Republic vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost of Living Summary

Czech Republic is 2.0 times more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe overall.

Restaurants: pay 14.7% less in Czech Republic
Groceries: pay 25.8% less in Czech Republic
Transportation: pay 3.7% more in Czech Republic
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Czech Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.4% more in Czech Republic
Clothing: pay 5.9 times more in Czech Republic

The cost of clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Czech Republic are more expensive than in Sao Tome and Principe. Expenses including groceries and restaurants are lower in Czech Republic. Notably, clothing and housing are significantly more expensive in Czech Republic.

Czech Republic vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Czech Republic instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:

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pay 14.7% less for restaurants

	Sao Tome and Principe	Czech Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.76 STD417,914	$7.70 CZK183.58	-59.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.11 STD202,987	$7.61 CZK181.60	-16.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 STD39,244	$1.59 CZK38.00	-9.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 STD23,881	$1.35 CZK32.21	+26.0%
Average			-14.7%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Czech Republic - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.8% less for groceries

	Sao Tome and Principe	Czech Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 STD21,104	$1.29 CZK30.71	+35.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.38 STD208,957	$5.47 CZK130.37	-41.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.73 STD105,465	$3.90 CZK92.91	-17.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.92 STD87,436	$2.64 CZK63.01	-32.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.51 STD189,563	$3.73 CZK88.88	-56.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.46 STD32,496	$0.62 CZK14.71	-57.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 STD10,832	$0.71 CZK16.89	+45.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.70 STD37,913	$0.88 CZK20.93	-48.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.46 STD32,496	$1.29 CZK30.83	-11.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 STD24,372	$0.51 CZK12.05	-53.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85 STD18,956	$0.46 CZK11.09	-45.4%
Average			-25.8%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Czech Republic - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.7% more for transportation

	Sao Tome and Principe	Czech Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.74 STD127,914	$5.95 CZK142.01	+3.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$21.06 CZK502.45
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$31,453.98 CZK750,262.26
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$11.74 CZK280.00
Average			+3.7%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Czech Republic - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Sao Tome and Principe	Czech Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$18.70 CZK445.94
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$321.53 STD7,164,243	$610.48 CZK14,561.56	+89.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$214.35 STD4,776,162	$493.17 CZK11,763.42	+130.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$198.15 CZK4,726.39
Average			+110.0%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Czech Republic - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sao Tome and Principe	Czech Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$363.72 CZK8,675.66
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$7,967.34 CZK190,042.68

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pay 64.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Sao Tome and Principe	Czech Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.09 STD24,239	$1.90 CZK45.31	+74.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.61 STD35,821	$2.60 CZK62.02	+61.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.14 STD47,762	$6.46 CZK154.15	+201.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.30 STD764,186	$47.23 CZK1,126.45	+37.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$19.29 STD429,855	$8.95 CZK213.40	-53.6%
Average			+64.4%

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pay 5.9 times more for clothing

	Sao Tome and Principe	Czech Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$69.75 CZK1,663.61
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$31.40 CZK748.89
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$80.03 CZK1,909.01
Men's business shoes (leather)	$17.58 STD391,645	$103.55 CZK2,469.96	+489.1%
Average			+489.1%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Czech Republic - Cost of clothing

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