Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 17.0% more expensive than Chile.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Chile, you would:
pay 64.7% more for restaurants
Chile
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
CLF0.2500
|
$19.24
STD428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
CLF0.2300
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
CLF0.0500
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
CLF0.0400
|
$1.10
STD24,498
|
|
pay 70.9% more for groceries
Chile
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
CLF0.0500
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.79
CLF0.1600
|
$9.62
STD214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
CLF0.1500
|
$4.86
STD108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
CLF0.1000
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
CLF0.0900
|
$8.73
STD194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.50
STD11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$1.75
STD38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
CLF0.0300
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CLF0.0200
|
$1.12
STD25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
CLF0.0200
|
$0.87
STD19,446
|
|
pay 15.1% less for transportation
Chile
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
CLF0.1800
|
$4.58
STD102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.36
CLF1.5800
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,551.34
CLF599.2000
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.31
CLF0.4500
|
?? | |
pay 35.0% less for housing
Chile
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.10
CLF1.0300
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.67
CLF15.3500
|
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.32
CLF13.2200
|
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.11
CLF3.3500
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Chile
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.26
CLF10.6600
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,973.52
CLF169.8000
|
?? |
pay 0.6% less for entertainment and sports
Chile
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
CLF0.1100
|
$0.60
STD13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
CLF0.1000
|
$1.65
STD36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
CLF0.2000
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.65
CLF1.4900
|
$35.18
STD783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.56
CLF0.2200
|
$19.79
STD440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Chile
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.97
CLF1.6400
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
CLF1.0000
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.17
CLF2.1200
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.99
CLF2.5600
|
?? |
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