Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 2.2 times more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 4.3% more for restaurants
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
STD417,914
|
$16.65
UYU739.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
$9.31
UYU413.68
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
STD39,244
|
$1.79
UYU79.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
STD23,881
|
$1.34
UYU59.34
|
|
pay 0.4% more for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
$2.27
UYU100.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
STD208,957
|
$6.19
UYU275.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.73
STD105,465
|
$3.87
UYU171.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
$3.50
UYU155.39
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
STD189,563
|
$3.83
UYU170.13
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$1.17
UYU51.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD10,832
|
$1.09
UYU48.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
STD37,913
|
$0.59
UYU26.18
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$1.18
UYU52.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
STD24,372
|
$0.79
UYU35.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
STD18,956
|
$0.77
UYU34.40
|
|
pay 22.9% more for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.74
STD127,914
|
$7.05
UYU313.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$45.52
UYU2,022.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,750.70
UYU1,499,348.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$21.42
UYU951.38
|
|
pay 97.7% more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Uruguay
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$38.19
UYU1,696.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
$604.11
UYU26,836.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
$444.71
UYU19,755.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$91.38
UYU4,059.44
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$340.39
UYU15,121.74
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,149.59
UYU317,614.92
|
pay 92.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
STD24,239
|
$3.27
UYU145.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
STD35,821
|
$3.80
UYU168.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
$4.87
UYU216.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.30
STD764,186
|
$51.06
UYU2,268.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.29
STD429,855
|
$9.53
UYU423.57
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$85.71
UYU3,807.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$46.60
UYU2,070.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$124.95
UYU5,550.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.58
STD391,645
|
$100.59
UYU4,468.43
|
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