Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 2.1 times more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 10.2% less for restaurants
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Sao Tome and Principe
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
STD417,914
|
$11.32
€10.86
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
$8.41
€8.07
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
STD39,244
|
$1.67
€1.60
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
STD23,881
|
$1.20
€1.15
|
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pay 24.1% less for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
$1.34
€1.29
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
STD208,957
|
$5.06
€4.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.73
STD105,465
|
$3.79
€3.64
|
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|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
$2.88
€2.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
STD189,563
|
$3.25
€3.12
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$0.99
€0.95
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD10,832
|
$0.61
€0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
STD37,913
|
$0.76
€0.73
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$1.05
€1.01
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
STD24,372
|
$0.68
€0.65
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
STD18,956
|
$0.85
€0.82
|
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pay 18.3% more for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.74
STD127,914
|
$6.79
€6.52
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.96
€36.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,047.67
€29,801.94
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.80
€10.37
|
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pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$40.33
€38.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
$900.66
€864.52
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
$732.72
€703.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$91.05
€87.39
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$455.47
€437.19
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,051.70
€9,648.40
|
pay 48.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
STD24,239
|
$2.23
€2.14
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
STD35,821
|
$1.85
€1.77
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
$5.67
€5.44
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.30
STD764,186
|
$40.99
€39.34
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.29
STD429,855
|
$7.85
€7.54
|
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pay 5.3 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$77.92
€74.79
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$33.75
€32.39
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$80.24
€77.02
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.58
STD391,645
|
$93.85
€90.09
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