Cost of living comparison
Estonia is 2.1 times more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Estonia instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 10.7% more for restaurants
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Sao Tome and Principe
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Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
STD417,914
|
$12.54
€12.04
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
$8.68
€8.33
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
STD39,244
|
$2.03
€1.95
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
STD23,881
|
$1.77
€1.70
|
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pay 29.3% less for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
$1.10
€1.06
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
STD208,957
|
$5.07
€4.86
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.73
STD105,465
|
$4.04
€3.88
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
$2.47
€2.37
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
STD189,563
|
$3.50
€3.36
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$0.83
€0.80
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD10,832
|
$0.62
€0.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
STD37,913
|
$0.96
€0.92
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$1.24
€1.19
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
STD24,372
|
$0.41
€0.39
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
STD18,956
|
$0.46
€0.44
|
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pay 19.6% more for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.74
STD127,914
|
$6.86
€6.59
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.40
€21.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,622.60
€25,554.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.20
€8.83
|
|
pay 60.2% more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$27.99
€26.87
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
$484.69
€465.25
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
$364.00
€349.39
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$208.88
€200.50
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$230.59
€221.34
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,509.99
€7,208.67
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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
STD24,239
|
$4.19
€4.02
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
STD35,821
|
$3.38
€3.24
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
$5.81
€5.58
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.30
STD764,186
|
$45.35
€43.53
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.29
STD429,855
|
$8.77
€8.42
|
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pay 5.6 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$101.44
€97.37
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.43
€33.05
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$81.18
€77.93
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.58
STD391,645
|
$98.56
€94.61
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