Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 3.0 times more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 17.3% more for restaurants
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Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.05
STD424,436
|
$17.10
€15.73
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
$9.80
€9.01
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
STD42,444
|
$2.19
€2.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
STD24,254
|
$1.73
€1.59
|
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pay 2.4% less for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.52
STD212,218
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
STD107,111
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.64
STD192,521
|
$4.34
€3.99
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD11,001
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
STD38,504
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
STD24,753
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
STD19,252
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
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pay 46.3% more for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.94
STD110,171
|
$7.23
€6.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$118.73
€109.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$36,966.92
€33,994.15
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.66
€17.16
|
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pay 4.8 times more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$49.22
€45.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
$1,390.35
€1,278.54
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
$1,168.86
€1,074.87
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$162.61
€149.53
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,101.52
€1,012.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,468.96
€6,868.33
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pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.65
STD14,552
|
$6.02
€5.53
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
STD36,380
|
$3.78
€3.47
|
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|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
$16.48
€15.15
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.83
STD776,112
|
$58.33
€53.64
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.59
STD436,563
|
$12.21
€11.23
|
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pay 5.1 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$84.67
€77.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$40.37
€37.13
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$91.93
€84.54
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.85
STD397,758
|
$90.97
€83.65
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