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Sao Tome vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Sao Tome is 8.9% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 98.6% more in Sao Tome
Groceries: pay 2.5% more in Sao Tome
Transportation: pay 46.2% less in Sao Tome
Housing: pay 18.3% more in Sao Tome
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.2% less in Sao Tome
Clothing: pay 86.6% less in Sao Tome

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

Sao Tome vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sao Tome instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 98.6% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Sao Tome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.93	$29.20 STD651K	+269.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.35	$11.68 STD260K	+81.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.88	$1.92 STD42,768	+38.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.71	$1.17 STD26,025	+5.0%
Average			+98.6%

Hong Kong vs. Sao Tome - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5% more for groceries

	Hong Kong	Sao Tome
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.16	$1.08 STD24,088	-50.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$97.45	$10.22 STD228K	-17.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$92.03	$5.97 STD133K	-49.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.54	$5.09 STD114K	+44.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.99	$9.27 STD207K	+91.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.27	$2.12 STD47,219	+35.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.51	$0.53 STD11,805	-51.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.70	$1.85 STD41,316	+14.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.85	$1.59 STD35,414	+14.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.61	$1.19 STD26,561	+8.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.30	$0.93 STD20,658	-12.5%
Average			+2.5%

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pay 46.2% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Sao Tome
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$93.20	$6.40 STD143K	-46.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$528.63	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$302K	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.78	??
Average			-46.2%

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pay 18.3% more for housing

	Hong Kong	Sao Tome
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$173.82	$72.42 STD2M	+226.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,401.89	$350.40 STD8M	-85.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,222.34	$233.60 STD5M	-86.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,390.55	??
Average			+18.3%

Hong Kong vs. Sao Tome - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Hong Kong	Sao Tome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,135.39	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$174K	??

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pay 40.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Sao Tome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.78	$1.67 STD37,216	-74.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.97	$2.34 STD52,050	-55.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.71	$2.34 STD52,050	-82.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$620.18	$37.38 STD833K	-52.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.69	$21.02 STD468K	+63.5%
Average			-40.2%

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pay 86.6% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Sao Tome
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$580.13	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$330.37	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$720.43	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,118.51	$19.16 STD427K	-86.6%
Average			-86.6%

Hong Kong vs. Sao Tome - Cost of clothing

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