Guernsey is 3.3 times more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.

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

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pay 29.9% more for restaurants

 
Sao Tome and Principe
Guernsey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $18.76
STD417,914
$19.70
£15.72
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.11
STD202,987
$9.04
£7.21
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.76
STD39,244
$2.37
£1.89

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pay 56.1% more for groceries

 
Sao Tome and Principe
Guernsey
Bread
1 loaf
$0.95
STD21,104
$2.22
£1.77
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.38
STD208,957
$7.09
£5.66
Milk (1 gallon) $4.73
STD105,465
$8.22
£6.56

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pay 28.8% more for transportation

 
Sao Tome and Principe
Guernsey
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.74
STD127,914
$7.40
£5.90
Monthly public transit pass ?? $30.35
£24.22
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $29,705.36
£23,706.45

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pay 7.0 times more for housing

 
Sao Tome and Principe
Guernsey
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $68.61
£54.76
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $321.53
STD7,164,243
$1,903.94
£1,519.45
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $214.35
STD4,776,162
$1,750.03
£1,396.62

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Sao Tome and Principe
Guernsey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $1,808.15
£1,443.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $15,498.45
£12,368.58

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pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Sao Tome and Principe
Guernsey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.09
STD24,239
$5.81
£4.64
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.61
STD35,821
$4.42
£3.53
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.14
STD47,762
$12.69
£10.13

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pay 5.1 times more for clothing

 
Sao Tome and Principe
Guernsey
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $88.79
£70.86
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $32.29
£25.77
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $87.99
£70.22

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