Cost of living comparison
Israel is 3.6 times more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Israel instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 46.8% more for restaurants
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Israel
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.05
STD424,436
|
$18.66
₪70.03
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
$14.78
₪55.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
STD42,444
|
$2.57
₪9.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
STD24,254
|
$2.12
₪7.95
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Israel
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
$2.27
₪8.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.52
STD212,218
|
$6.89
₪25.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
STD107,111
|
$6.60
₪24.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
$3.71
₪13.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.64
STD192,521
|
$4.43
₪16.62
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$1.37
₪5.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD11,001
|
$0.93
₪3.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
STD38,504
|
$0.78
₪2.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$0.84
₪3.15
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
STD24,753
|
$0.61
₪2.29
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
STD19,252
|
$0.62
₪2.32
|
pay 46.4% more for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.94
STD110,171
|
$7.24
₪27.17
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$54.77
₪205.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$38,392.11
₪144,067.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.38
₪50.21
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Israel
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$26.60
₪99.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
$993.65
₪3,728.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
$858.83
₪3,222.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$173.67
₪651.72
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$870.80
₪3,267.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,400.36
₪42,780.13
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.65
STD14,552
|
$7.84
₪29.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
STD36,380
|
$3.63
₪13.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
$9.56
₪35.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.83
STD776,112
|
$65.58
₪246.11
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.59
STD436,563
|
$11.89
₪44.63
|
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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
|
?? |
$88.40
₪331.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$57.67
₪216.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$114.82
₪430.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.85
STD397,758
|
$130.62
₪490.17
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