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Sao Tome and Principe vs. Argentina Cost of Living Summary

Sao Tome and Principe is 30.0% more expensive than Argentina overall.

Restaurants: pay 44.5% more in Sao Tome and Principe
Groceries: pay 80.3% more in Sao Tome and Principe
Transportation: pay 55.2% more in Sao Tome and Principe
Housing: pay 55.3% more in Sao Tome and Principe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.6% more in Sao Tome and Principe
Clothing: pay 82.8% less in Sao Tome and Principe

The cost of groceries, housing, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Sao Tome and Principe are more expensive than in Argentina. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Sao Tome and Principe.

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Argentina Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.5% more for restaurants

	Argentina	Sao Tome and Principe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.34 ARS16,398.33	$29.20 STD650,623	+157.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.04 ARS13,080.64	$11.68 STD260,249	+29.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 ARS2,539.50	$1.92 STD42,768	+9.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.42 ARS2,060.90	$1.17 STD26,025	-18.0%
Average			+44.5%

Argentina vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 80.3% more for groceries

	Argentina	Sao Tome and Principe
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 ARS2,828.30	$1.08 STD24,088	-44.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.26 ARS7,602.90	$10.22 STD227,718	+94.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.01 ARS7,239.43	$5.97 STD132,995	+19.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 ARS3,411.96	$5.09 STD113,503	+115.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.01 ARS4,356.84	$9.27 STD206,583	+207.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 ARS1,489.58	$2.12 STD47,219	+105.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 ARS1,311.43	$0.53 STD11,805	-41.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 ARS918.92	$1.85 STD41,316	+191.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 ARS1,759.09	$1.59 STD35,414	+30.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 ARS766.60	$1.19 STD26,561	+124.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 ARS747.37	$0.93 STD20,658	+79.4%
Average			+80.3%

Argentina vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of groceries

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pay 55.2% more for transportation

	Argentina	Sao Tome and Principe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 ARS5,959.44	$6.40 STD142,518	+55.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.10 ARS33,411.22	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,600.00 ARS39,919,901.70	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.28 ARS16,320.50	??
Average			+55.2%

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pay 55.3% more for housing

	Argentina	Sao Tome and Principe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.35 ARS35,223.12	$72.42 STD1,613,544	+197.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$389.68 ARS563,615.91	$350.40 STD7,807,473	-10.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.74 ARS430,644.43	$233.60 STD5,204,982	-21.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.36 ARS84,407.07	??
Average			+55.3%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Argentina	Sao Tome and Principe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$268.88 ARS388,903.71	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,376.06 ARS4,883,046.49	??

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pay 27.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Argentina	Sao Tome and Principe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.55 ARS3,692.80	$1.67 STD37,216	-34.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 ARS4,571.51	$2.34 STD52,050	-26.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.29 ARS4,756.76	$2.34 STD52,050	-29.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.30 ARS46,717.74	$37.38 STD832,797	+15.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.74 ARS9,742.23	$21.02 STD468,448	+212.1%
Average			+27.6%

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pay 82.8% less for clothing

	Argentina	Sao Tome and Principe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.61 ARS129,604.40	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$79.61 ARS115,148.16	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.13 ARS166,513.96	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.12 ARS160,717.92	$19.16 STD426,809	-82.8%
Average			-82.8%

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