Sao Tome and Principe is 87.0% more expensive than Sri Lanka.

If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Sri Lanka, you would:

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pay 3.7 times more for restaurants

 
Sri Lanka
Sao Tome and Principe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.68
LKR784.07
$19.05
STD424,436
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.46
LKR1,889.19
$9.25
STD206,155
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.64
LKR186.35
$1.90
STD42,444

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pay 72.1% more for groceries

 
Sri Lanka
Sao Tome and Principe
Bread
1 loaf
$0.58
LKR170.80
$0.96
STD21,433
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.28
LKR1,838.34
$9.52
STD212,218
Milk (1 gallon) $5.98
LKR1,750.66
$4.81
STD107,111

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pay 4.2% more for transportation

 
Sri Lanka
Sao Tome and Principe
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.75
LKR1,388.54
$4.94
STD110,171
Monthly public transit pass $6.21
LKR1,816.35
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,035.83
LKR9,665,896.27
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pay 2.2 times more for housing

 
Sri Lanka
Sao Tome and Principe
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$14.05
LKR4,110.08
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $150.86
LKR44,141.14
$326.55
STD7,276,054
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $101.60
LKR29,725.58
$217.70
STD4,850,703

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Sri Lanka
Sao Tome and Principe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $24.77
LKR7,246.14
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $520.09
LKR152,170.86
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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Sri Lanka
Sao Tome and Principe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.01
LKR589.14
$0.65
STD14,552
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.33
LKR680.84
$1.63
STD36,380
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.45
LKR2,181.01
$2.18
STD48,507

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pay 45.4% less for clothing

 
Sri Lanka
Sao Tome and Principe
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$27.19
LKR7,954.68
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$18.21
LKR5,329.09
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$54.88
LKR16,056.44
??

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