Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 2.8 times more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 19.5% more for restaurants
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
STD417,914
|
$17.71
€16.79
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
$9.75
€9.25
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
STD39,244
|
$2.15
€2.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
STD23,881
|
$1.66
€1.57
|
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pay 1.9% less for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
$1.78
€1.69
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
STD208,957
|
$4.12
€3.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.73
STD105,465
|
$5.05
€4.79
|
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|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
$3.71
€3.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
STD189,563
|
$4.48
€4.25
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$1.22
€1.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD10,832
|
$0.91
€0.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
STD37,913
|
$1.24
€1.18
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$1.58
€1.50
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
STD24,372
|
$0.80
€0.76
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
STD18,956
|
$0.59
€0.56
|
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pay 23.9% more for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.74
STD127,914
|
$7.11
€6.75
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$119.47
€113.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$37,943.34
€35,984.02
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.48
€19.42
|
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pay 5.0 times more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$46.92
€44.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
$1,406.76
€1,334.11
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
$1,187.82
€1,126.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$159.87
€151.62
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$996.31
€944.86
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,771.62
€6,421.95
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
STD24,239
|
$5.94
€5.63
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
STD35,821
|
$3.80
€3.61
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
$16.44
€15.59
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.30
STD764,186
|
$55.70
€52.83
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.29
STD429,855
|
$12.29
€11.66
|
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pay 5.1 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$77.94
€73.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$37.83
€35.87
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$85.63
€81.21
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.58
STD391,645
|
$89.10
€84.50
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