Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 97.7% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 40.2% less for restaurants
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
El Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
STD417,914
|
$7.50
SVC65.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
$6.33
SVC55.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
STD39,244
|
$0.96
SVC8.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
STD23,881
|
$0.81
SVC7.04
|
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pay 2.0% more for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
El Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
$2.12
SVC18.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
STD208,957
|
$3.24
SVC28.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.73
STD105,465
|
$6.95
SVC60.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
$2.80
SVC24.38
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
STD189,563
|
$2.68
SVC23.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$1.44
SVC12.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD10,832
|
$0.77
SVC6.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
STD37,913
|
$1.17
SVC10.16
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$1.22
SVC10.59
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
STD24,372
|
$0.99
SVC8.66
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
STD18,956
|
$0.98
SVC8.50
|
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pay 33.9% less for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
El Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.74
STD127,914
|
$3.80
SVC33.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.00
SVC174.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,333.33
SVC212,069.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$31.95
SVC278.46
|
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pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
El Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$42.14
SVC367.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
$652.78
SVC5,689.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
$463.89
SVC4,042.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$69.00
SVC601.38
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
El Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$160.29
SVC1,396.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,740.67
SVC50,031.04
|
pay 32.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
El Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
STD24,239
|
$2.00
SVC17.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
STD35,821
|
$2.82
SVC24.60
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
$4.00
SVC34.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.30
STD764,186
|
$30.22
SVC263.39
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.29
STD429,855
|
$5.33
SVC46.48
|
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pay 6.2 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
El Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$72.14
SVC628.74
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$47.86
SVC417.08
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$112.14
SVC977.35
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.58
STD391,645
|
$108.33
SVC944.15
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