Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 21.7% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Spain, you would:
pay 3.8% less for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.87
€13.31
|
$18.76
STD417,914
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.22
€8.85
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€2.04
|
$1.76
STD39,244
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.52
|
$1.07
STD23,881
|
|
pay 38.4% more for groceries
|
Spain
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.25
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
€6.11
|
$9.38
STD208,957
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.99
|
$4.73
STD105,465
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.55
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
€3.23
|
$8.51
STD189,563
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.78
|
$0.49
STD10,832
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$1.70
STD37,913
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.09
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.69
|
$1.09
STD24,372
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.78
|
$0.85
STD18,956
|
|
pay 10.1% less for transportation
|
Spain
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€6.13
|
$5.74
STD127,914
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.26
€32.88
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,643.92
€32,294.03
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.57
€13.98
|
?? | |
pay 66.0% less for housing
|
Spain
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.87
€30.59
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.36
€837.36
|
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$692.13
€664.36
|
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.97
€99.80
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Spain
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.97
€370.48
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,352.21
€7,057.21
|
?? |
pay 7.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
€2.73
|
$1.09
STD24,239
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
€1.90
|
$1.61
STD35,821
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.43
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€41.15
|
$34.30
STD764,186
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
€8.29
|
$19.29
STD429,855
|
|
pay 80.8% less for clothing
|
Spain
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.89
€72.84
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.12
€30.83
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.96
€74.83
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.38
€87.72
|
$17.58
STD391,645
|
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