Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.5 times more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Italy instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 8.9% more for restaurants
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Sao Tome and Principe
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Italy
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.05
STD424,436
|
$15.81
€14.54
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
$10.17
€9.35
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
STD42,444
|
$2.51
€2.31
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
STD24,254
|
$1.21
€1.11
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pay 2.1% less for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
$2.05
€1.89
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.52
STD212,218
|
$6.81
€6.27
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
STD107,111
|
$5.59
€5.14
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
$3.41
€3.13
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.64
STD192,521
|
$5.01
€4.61
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD11,001
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
STD38,504
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$1.28
€1.17
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
STD24,753
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
STD19,252
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
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pay 48.2% more for transportation
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Sao Tome and Principe
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.94
STD110,171
|
$7.33
€6.74
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.24
€35.16
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,985.59
€24,815.49
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$19.55
€17.98
|
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pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$29.86
€27.46
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
$660.64
€607.51
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
$504.89
€464.29
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$158.99
€146.20
|
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pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$519.28
€477.52
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,615.09
€8,841.87
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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.65
STD14,552
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
STD36,380
|
$1.67
€1.53
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
$6.16
€5.67
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.83
STD776,112
|
$52.41
€48.20
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.59
STD436,563
|
$9.51
€8.75
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pay 6.5 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$76.74
€70.57
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.05
€31.31
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$84.06
€77.30
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.85
STD397,758
|
$115.51
€106.22
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