Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 11.6 times more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
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Sao Tome and Principe
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
STD417,914
|
$36.21
€34.72
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
$11.32
€10.85
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
STD39,244
|
$5.61
€5.38
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
STD23,881
|
$8.77
€8.40
|
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pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
$5.69
€5.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
STD208,957
|
$11.39
€10.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.73
STD105,465
|
$8.62
€8.27
|
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|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
$5.55
€5.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
STD189,563
|
$8.45
€8.10
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$2.57
€2.47
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD10,832
|
$2.47
€2.37
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
STD37,913
|
$1.98
€1.90
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$2.92
€2.80
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
STD24,372
|
$1.69
€1.62
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
STD18,956
|
$2.02
€1.94
|
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pay 51.1% more for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.74
STD127,914
|
$8.68
€8.32
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$29.74
€28.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$49,160.43
€47,133.70
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$21.44
€20.55
|
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pay 30.0 times more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$110.93
€106.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
$9,401.30
€9,013.71
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
$6,591.34
€6,319.60
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$292.40
€280.34
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$2,759.79
€2,646.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$29,406.50
€28,194.16
|
pay 6.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
STD24,239
|
$9.11
€8.73
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
STD35,821
|
$6.29
€6.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
$12.06
€11.56
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.30
STD764,186
|
$512.44
€491.31
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.29
STD429,855
|
$15.00
€14.39
|
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pay 25.4 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$194.39
€186.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$75.16
€72.06
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$203.37
€194.98
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.58
STD391,645
|
$446.93
€428.50
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