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Sao Tome and Principe vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Sao Tome and Principe is 77.7% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 4.3 times more in Sao Tome and Principe
Groceries: pay 86.1% more in Sao Tome and Principe
Transportation: pay 36.3% more in Sao Tome and Principe
Housing: pay 84.3% more in Sao Tome and Principe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.8% more in Sao Tome and Principe
Clothing: pay 79.1% less in Sao Tome and Principe

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

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.3 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Sao Tome and Principe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB102.09	$29.20 STD651K	+841.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB204.18	$11.68 STD260K	+88.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB26.07	$1.92 STD42,768	+142.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.98	$1.17 STD26,025	+250.4%
Average			+330.8%

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pay 86.1% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Sao Tome and Principe
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB47.41	$1.08 STD24,088	-24.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB280.03	$10.22 STD228K	+20.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB238.03	$5.97 STD133K	-17.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB75.21	$5.09 STD114K	+123.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB45.44	$9.27 STD207K	+571.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB52.37	$2.12 STD47,219	+33.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB26.89	$0.53 STD11,805	-35.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB33.70	$1.85 STD41,316	+81.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB28.08	$1.59 STD35,414	+86.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB23.72	$1.19 STD26,561	+65.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB21.38	$0.93 STD20,658	+42.8%
Average			+86.1%

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pay 36.3% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Sao Tome and Principe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB154.51	$6.40 STD143K	+36.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,225.08	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1M	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB382.84	??
Average			+36.3%

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pay 84.3% more for housing

	Bangkok	Sao Tome and Principe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB556.66	$72.42 STD2M	+328.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB22,227.29	$350.40 STD8M	-48.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,601.23	$233.60 STD5M	-27.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,261.62	??
Average			+84.3%

Bangkok vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Bangkok	Sao Tome and Principe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB20,064.59	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB439K	??

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pay 7.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Sao Tome and Principe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB91.88	$1.67 STD37,216	-40.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB83.65	$2.34 STD52,050	-8.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB144.71	$2.34 STD52,050	-46.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,680.38	$37.38 STD833K	-26.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB265.43	$21.02 STD468K	+160.8%
Average			+7.8%

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pay 79.1% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Sao Tome and Principe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,936.25	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,252.29	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,432.16	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB3,011.65	$19.16 STD427K	-79.1%
Average			-79.1%

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