Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 2.2 times more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 13.9% less for restaurants
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Sao Tome and Principe
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.05
STD424,436
|
$10.94
€10.06
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
$8.34
€7.67
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
STD42,444
|
$1.68
€1.54
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
STD24,254
|
$1.18
€1.09
|
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pay 21.4% less for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
$1.52
€1.39
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.52
STD212,218
|
$5.43
€4.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
STD107,111
|
$3.81
€3.50
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
$2.88
€2.65
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.64
STD192,521
|
$3.25
€2.99
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD11,001
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
STD38,504
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
STD24,753
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
STD19,252
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
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pay 40.1% more for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.94
STD110,171
|
$6.92
€6.37
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.18
€35.11
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,478.09
€29,866.30
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.87
€9.07
|
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pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$40.03
€36.81
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
$868.97
€799.09
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
$680.04
€625.36
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$91.68
€84.31
|
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pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$397.00
€365.08
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,801.09
€7,173.75
|
pay 76.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.65
STD14,552
|
$2.32
€2.13
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
STD36,380
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
$5.63
€5.18
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.83
STD776,112
|
$40.44
€37.19
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.59
STD436,563
|
$7.87
€7.24
|
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pay 5.5 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$73.48
€67.57
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$33.58
€30.88
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$79.41
€73.02
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.85
STD397,758
|
$97.29
€89.46
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