Cost of living comparison
Spain is 2.1 times more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Spain instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 10.8% more for restaurants
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Sao Tome and Principe
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
STD417,914
|
$13.87
€13.29
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
$9.22
€8.84
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
STD39,244
|
$2.13
€2.04
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
STD23,881
|
$1.58
€1.51
|
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pay 15.9% less for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
$1.30
€1.25
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
STD208,957
|
$6.37
€6.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.73
STD105,465
|
$4.16
€3.99
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
$2.66
€2.55
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
STD189,563
|
$3.36
€3.22
|
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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
|
$0.81
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
STD37,913
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$1.13
€1.09
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
STD24,372
|
$0.72
€0.69
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
STD18,956
|
$0.81
€0.78
|
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pay 11.2% more for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.74
STD127,914
|
$6.38
€6.12
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$34.26
€32.85
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,643.92
€32,256.88
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.57
€13.97
|
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pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$31.87
€30.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
$872.36
€836.40
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
$692.13
€663.60
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$103.97
€99.68
|
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pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$385.97
€370.06
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,352.21
€7,049.10
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pay 63.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
STD24,239
|
$2.84
€2.73
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
STD35,821
|
$1.98
€1.90
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
$5.66
€5.42
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.30
STD764,186
|
$42.87
€41.10
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.29
STD429,855
|
$8.63
€8.28
|
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pay 5.2 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$75.89
€72.76
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$32.12
€30.79
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$77.96
€74.74
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.58
STD391,645
|
$91.38
€87.62
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