Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 16.0% cheaper than Illinois.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Illinois, you would:
pay 0.7% less for restaurants
Illinois
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.52
|
$19.24
STD428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
|
$1.10
STD24,498
|
|
pay 5.4% more for groceries
Illinois
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.88
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.96
|
$9.62
STD214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.39
|
$4.86
STD108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.36
|
$8.73
STD194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.96
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.50
STD11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.84
|
$1.75
STD38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$1.12
STD25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.87
STD19,446
|
|
pay 22.8% more for transportation
Illinois
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$4.58
STD102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$85.20
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,072.52
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.37
|
?? | |
pay 76.2% less for housing
Illinois
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.28
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,273.55
|
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.22
|
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.01
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Illinois
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,216.39
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,033.13
|
?? |
pay 31.3% less for entertainment and sports
Illinois
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.94
|
$0.60
STD13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.95
|
$1.65
STD36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.16
|
$35.18
STD783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
|
$19.79
STD440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Illinois
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.75
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.86
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.45
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.59
|
?? |
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