Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Sao Tome is 10.0% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Sao Tome
Groceries: pay 38.9% more in Sao Tome
Transportation: pay 10.1% more in Sao Tome
Housing: pay 32.7% less in Sao Tome
Childcare: pay 76.9% less in Sao Tome
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.1% less in Sao Tome
Clothing: pay 46.0% less in Sao Tome

The cost of restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Sao Tome are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including childcare, clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Sao Tome. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Sao Tome.

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Sao Tome vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Sao Tome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB98.83	$8.96 STD200K	+201.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB232.24	$7.89 STD176K	+13.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.64	$1.84 STD41,004	+182.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.72	$1.25 STD27,770	+253.7%
Average			+115.9%

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pay 38.9% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Sao Tome
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.16	$1.00 STD22,187	-32.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB287.02	$9.80 STD218K	+13.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB241.89	$5.87 STD131K	-19.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.32	$4.85 STD108K	+89.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.28	$8.89 STD198K	+444.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB58.85	$1.70 STD37,881	-3.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.83	$0.79 STD17,644	-1.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.35	$1.63 STD36,419	+31.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.09	$1.57 STD34,958	+79.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.00	$1.31 STD29,299	+68.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.01	$1.08 STD23,986	+55.6%
Average			+38.9%

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pay 10.1% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Sao Tome
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB176.90	$6.46 STD144K	+21.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,163.67	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$24,634.18 STD549M	-21.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB350.83	$22.43 STD500K	+112.7%
Average			+10.1%

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pay 32.7% less for housing

	Bangkok	Sao Tome
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB594.63	$66.91 STD1M	+274.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,480.48	$284.91 STD6M	-57.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,513.16	$195.02 STD4M	-43.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,728.64	$174.83 STD4M	+113.1%
Average			-32.7%

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pay 76.9% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Sao Tome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,904.94	$228.62 STD5M	-59.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB549K	$2,194.77 STD49M	-86.7%
Average			-76.9%

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pay 9.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Sao Tome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB88.94	$1.70 STD37,799	-36.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB92.95	$2.26 STD50,442	-19.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.18	$2.26 STD50,420	-50.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,943.57	$33.92 STD756K	-41.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB252.00	$20.16 STD449K	+166.1%
Average			-9.1%

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pay 46.0% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Sao Tome
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,353.53	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,428.36	$75.02 STD2M	+74.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,228.30	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,656.54	$18.36 STD409K	-83.3%
Average			-46.0%

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