Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 24.5% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Finland, you would:
pay 3.6% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.89
|
$19.24
Db428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.91
|
$9.35
Db208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.43
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.65
|
$1.10
Db24,498
|
|
pay 33.6% more for groceries
Finland
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
$0.97
Db21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.76
|
$9.62
Db214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$4.86
Db108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.78
|
$3.52
Db78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.55
|
$8.73
Db194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.50
Db33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.50
Db11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.75
Db38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.67
|
$1.50
Db33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$1.12
Db25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.87
Db19,446
|
|
pay 48.6% less for transportation
Finland
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.35
|
$4.58
Db102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€54.43
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,724.25
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.43
|
?? | |
pay 60.1% less for housing
Finland
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.60
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€698.25
|
$329.83
Db7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€579.28
|
$219.89
Db4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€90.37
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Finland
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€324.95
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,439.13
|
?? |
pay 43.9% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.67
|
$0.60
Db13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.92
|
$1.65
Db36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.34
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€41.23
|
$35.18
Db783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€14.24
|
$19.79
Db440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Finland
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€83.56
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€34.03
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€76.34
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€110.58
|
?? |
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