Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 90.6% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 46.1% less for restaurants
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
El Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.05
STD424,436
|
$6.25
SVC54.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
$6.25
SVC54.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
STD42,444
|
$0.88
SVC7.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
STD24,254
|
$0.76
SVC6.60
|
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pay 7.6% less for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
El Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
$1.85
SVC16.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.52
STD212,218
|
$3.20
SVC27.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
STD107,111
|
$7.21
SVC63.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
$3.05
SVC26.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.64
STD192,521
|
$2.63
SVC22.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$1.29
SVC11.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD11,001
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
STD38,504
|
$0.95
SVC8.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$1.04
SVC9.05
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
STD24,753
|
$0.93
SVC8.15
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
STD19,252
|
$0.81
SVC7.05
|
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pay 18.0% less for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
El Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.94
STD110,171
|
$4.05
SVC35.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.00
SVC218.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,500.00
SVC170,404.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.00
SVC253.42
|
|
pay 77.8% more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
El Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$42.14
SVC368.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
$571.43
SVC4,993.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
$392.86
SVC3,433.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$61.31
SVC535.80
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
El Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$165.62
SVC1,447.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,585.71
SVC40,073.11
|
pay 52.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
El Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.65
STD14,552
|
$2.00
SVC17.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
STD36,380
|
$2.51
SVC21.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
$4.00
SVC34.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.83
STD776,112
|
$32.44
SVC283.46
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.59
STD436,563
|
$5.00
SVC43.69
|
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pay 5.8 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
El Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$69.29
SVC605.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$54.86
SVC479.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$99.29
SVC867.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.85
STD397,758
|
$104.43
SVC912.57
|
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