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Sao Tome and Principe vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Sao Tome and Principe is 29.9% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 15.7% less in Sao Tome and Principe
Groceries: pay 23.5% more in Sao Tome and Principe
Transportation: pay 10.2% less in Sao Tome and Principe
Housing: pay 36.5% less in Sao Tome and Principe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.7% less in Sao Tome and Principe
Clothing: pay 88.1% less in Sao Tome and Principe

Expenses including clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Sao Tome and Principe.

Sao Tome and Principe vs. London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of London, you would:

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pay 15.7% less for restaurants

	London	Sao Tome and Principe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £20.15	$29.20 STD651K	+9.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.31	$11.68 STD260K	+5.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.35	$1.92 STD42,768	-38.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.45	$1.17 STD26,025	-39.4%
Average			-15.7%

London vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.5% more for groceries

	London	Sao Tome and Principe
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.63	$1.08 STD24,088	-49.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.17	$10.22 STD228K	+84.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.96	$5.97 STD133K	-9.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.78	$5.09 STD114K	+1.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.98	$9.27 STD207K	+134.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.15	$2.12 STD47,219	+38.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$0.53 STD11,805	-36.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.08	$1.85 STD41,316	+29.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.24	$1.59 STD35,414	-3.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$1.19 STD26,561	+57.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$0.93 STD20,658	+11.4%
Average			+23.5%

London vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.2% less for transportation

	London	Sao Tome and Principe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.37	$6.40 STD143K	-10.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £181.31	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,491.34	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.93	??
Average			-10.2%

London vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of transportation

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pay 36.5% less for housing

	London	Sao Tome and Principe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.28	$72.42 STD2M	+69.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,323.92	$350.40 STD8M	-88.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,763.91	$233.60 STD5M	-90.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £192.85	??
Average			-36.5%

London vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	London	Sao Tome and Principe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,869.97	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,491.52	??

London vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of childcare

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pay 52.7% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Sao Tome and Principe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.55	$1.67 STD37,216	-80.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.93	$2.34 STD52,050	-55.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £17.12	$2.34 STD52,050	-89.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £48.96	$37.38 STD833K	-42.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £15.11	$21.02 STD468K	+4.9%
Average			-52.7%

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pay 88.1% less for clothing

	London	Sao Tome and Principe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £87.52	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £39.21	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £94.95	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £121.26	$19.16 STD427K	-88.1%
Average			-88.1%

London vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of clothing

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