Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 19.0% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Germany, you would:
pay 5.5% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€12.00
|
$19.24
STD428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.82
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.47
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.22
|
$1.10
STD24,498
|
|
pay 43.0% more for groceries
Germany
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.30
|
$9.62
STD214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.94
|
$4.86
STD108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.65
|
$8.73
STD194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.50
STD11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$1.75
STD38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$1.12
STD25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.87
STD19,446
|
|
pay 44.9% less for transportation
Germany
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.76
|
$4.58
STD102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.63
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,267.68
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.46
|
?? | |
pay 59.3% less for housing
Germany
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.43
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€709.68
|
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€539.84
|
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€188.86
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Germany
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€304.31
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,107.21
|
?? |
pay 28.4% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.79
|
$0.60
STD13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.05
|
$1.65
STD36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.50
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.48
|
$35.18
STD783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.28
|
$19.79
STD440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Germany
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.47
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.99
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.57
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.00
|
?? |
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