Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 2.4 times more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 18.1% more for restaurants
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.05
STD424,436
|
$18.16
UYU756.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
$9.86
UYU410.84
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
STD42,444
|
$2.23
UYU92.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
STD24,254
|
$1.67
UYU69.61
|
|
pay 8.1% more for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
$2.44
UYU101.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.52
STD212,218
|
$6.68
UYU278.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
STD107,111
|
$4.26
UYU177.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
$3.72
UYU154.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.64
STD192,521
|
$4.37
UYU182.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$1.14
UYU47.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD11,001
|
$1.27
UYU52.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
STD38,504
|
$0.73
UYU30.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$1.22
UYU50.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
STD24,753
|
$0.86
UYU35.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
STD19,252
|
$0.84
UYU34.80
|
|
pay 54.8% more for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.94
STD110,171
|
$7.65
UYU318.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$48.78
UYU2,032.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$36,826.29
UYU1,534,325.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$17.59
UYU732.88
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$40.50
UYU1,687.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
$631.38
UYU26,305.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
$468.93
UYU19,537.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$102.20
UYU4,258.16
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$421.70
UYU17,569.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,669.05
UYU319,522.35
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.65
STD14,552
|
$3.37
UYU140.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
STD36,380
|
$3.99
UYU166.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
$5.19
UYU216.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.83
STD776,112
|
$53.06
UYU2,210.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.59
STD436,563
|
$10.53
UYU438.88
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$95.58
UYU3,982.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$48.77
UYU2,032.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$133.31
UYU5,554.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.85
STD397,758
|
$112.14
UYU4,672.14
|
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