Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 60.0% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 33.1% less for restaurants
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Sao Tome and Principe
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
STD417,914
|
$8.83
MX$180.38
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
$7.25
MX$148.15
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
STD39,244
|
$1.11
MX$22.65
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
STD23,881
|
$0.84
MX$17.07
|
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pay 15.5% less for groceries
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Sao Tome and Principe
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
$2.35
MX$48.08
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
STD208,957
|
$3.62
MX$73.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.73
STD105,465
|
$5.17
MX$105.70
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
$2.18
MX$44.53
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
STD189,563
|
$3.12
MX$63.83
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$1.08
MX$22.12
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD10,832
|
$0.57
MX$11.59
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
STD37,913
|
$0.71
MX$14.44
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$0.70
MX$14.27
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
STD24,372
|
$0.81
MX$16.48
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
STD18,956
|
$0.73
MX$15.00
|
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pay 22.0% less for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.74
STD127,914
|
$4.48
MX$91.53
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.30
MX$537.31
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,957.31
MX$407,697.82
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.63
MX$319.24
|
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pay 60.1% more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$26.71
MX$545.69
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
$486.26
MX$9,933.62
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
$362.30
MX$7,401.20
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$44.69
MX$912.91
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$205.12
MX$4,190.22
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,165.20
MX$85,088.78
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pay 34.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
STD24,239
|
$2.16
MX$44.06
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
STD35,821
|
$2.84
MX$58.00
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
$3.78
MX$77.30
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.30
STD764,186
|
$33.67
MX$687.76
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.29
STD429,855
|
$4.39
MX$89.69
|
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pay 4.4 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$45.84
MX$936.47
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.33
MX$742.15
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$82.04
MX$1,675.95
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.58
STD391,645
|
$76.65
MX$1,565.77
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