Cost of living comparison
Greece is 2.0 times more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Greece instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 18.8% less for restaurants
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Sao Tome and Principe
|
Greece
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
STD417,914
|
$13.17
€12.49
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
$9.11
€8.64
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
STD39,244
|
$2.07
€1.96
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
STD23,881
|
$0.60
€0.57
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pay 15.5% less for groceries
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Sao Tome and Principe
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
$1.33
€1.26
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
STD208,957
|
$6.30
€5.97
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.73
STD105,465
|
$5.99
€5.68
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
$4.02
€3.82
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
STD189,563
|
$4.23
€4.01
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD10,832
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
STD37,913
|
$0.58
€0.55
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
STD24,372
|
$0.51
€0.49
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
STD18,956
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
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pay 31.6% more for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.74
STD127,914
|
$7.55
€7.16
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$40.19
€38.12
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,316.80
€26,854.58
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.82
€13.10
|
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pay 73.0% more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$32.82
€31.12
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
$524.36
€497.29
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
$392.21
€371.95
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$175.68
€166.60
|
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pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$413.12
€391.79
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,332.60
€6,005.60
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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
STD24,239
|
$4.40
€4.18
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
STD35,821
|
$3.49
€3.31
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
$4.94
€4.69
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.30
STD764,186
|
$48.72
€46.21
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.29
STD429,855
|
$8.82
€8.36
|
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pay 5.3 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$83.64
€79.32
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$37.83
€35.88
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$83.15
€78.85
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.58
STD391,645
|
$93.42
€88.60
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