Cost of living comparison
Israel is 3.0 times more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Israel instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 50.5% more for restaurants
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
STD417,914
|
$18.92
₪70.96
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
$14.73
₪55.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
STD39,244
|
$2.61
₪9.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
STD23,881
|
$2.05
₪7.69
|
|
pay 1.7% more for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Israel
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
$2.24
₪8.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
STD208,957
|
$6.94
₪26.02
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.73
STD105,465
|
$6.77
₪25.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
$3.74
₪14.02
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
STD189,563
|
$4.50
₪16.86
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$1.39
₪5.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD10,832
|
$0.90
₪3.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
STD37,913
|
$0.79
₪2.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$0.90
₪3.36
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
STD24,372
|
$0.63
₪2.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
STD18,956
|
$0.60
₪2.26
|
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pay 24.5% more for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Israel
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.74
STD127,914
|
$7.15
₪26.80
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$55.86
₪209.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$38,349.49
₪143,795.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.71
₪47.64
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Israel
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$26.90
₪100.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
$996.96
₪3,738.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
$867.88
₪3,254.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$164.21
₪615.71
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Israel
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$878.81
₪3,295.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,812.07
₪44,290.54
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Israel
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
STD24,239
|
$7.94
₪29.77
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
STD35,821
|
$3.67
₪13.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
$9.64
₪36.13
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.30
STD764,186
|
$64.13
₪240.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.29
STD429,855
|
$11.47
₪43.02
|
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pay 7.3 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Israel
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$83.32
₪312.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$53.42
₪200.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$112.69
₪422.54
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.58
STD391,645
|
$128.71
₪482.61
|
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