Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 21.2% cheaper than Florida.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Florida, you would:
pay 11.0% less for restaurants
Florida
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.03
|
$19.24
STD428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
|
$1.10
STD24,498
|
|
pay 10.7% less for groceries
Florida
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.21
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.22
|
$9.62
STD214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.26
|
$4.86
STD108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.09
|
$8.73
STD194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.50
STD11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.97
|
$1.75
STD38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.20
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
|
$1.12
STD25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$0.87
STD19,446
|
|
pay 33.0% more for transportation
Florida
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.44
|
$4.58
STD102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.60
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,899.31
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.08
|
?? | |
pay 83.3% less for housing
Florida
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.94
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,757.68
|
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,518.55
|
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.44
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Florida
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$960.80
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,658.88
|
?? |
pay 34.1% less for entertainment and sports
Florida
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.81
|
$0.60
STD13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.36
|
$1.65
STD36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.52
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.38
|
$35.18
STD783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.34
|
$19.79
STD440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Florida
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.23
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.60
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.15
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.70
|
?? |
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