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Sao Tome and Principe vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Sao Tome and Principe is 7.8% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 50.5% more in Sao Tome and Principe
Groceries: pay 43.5% more in Sao Tome and Principe
Transportation: pay 24.5% more in Sao Tome and Principe
Housing: pay 0.4% more in Sao Tome and Principe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.6% more in Sao Tome and Principe
Clothing: pay 82.7% less in Sao Tome and Principe

The cost of restaurants, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing in Sao Tome and Principe are more expensive than in Mexico City.

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.5% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Sao Tome and Principe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$196.39	$29.20 STD651K	+169.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$159.57	$11.68 STD260K	+32.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.33	$1.92 STD42,768	+10.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.59	$1.17 STD26,025	-10.4%
Average			+50.5%

Mexico City vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 43.5% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Sao Tome and Principe
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.49	$1.08 STD24,088	-58.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.17	$10.22 STD228K	+102.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.28	$5.97 STD133K	-8.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.16	$5.09 STD114K	+95.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.82	$9.27 STD207K	+143.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.77	$2.12 STD47,219	+54.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.47	$0.53 STD11,805	-33.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.61	$1.85 STD41,316	+90.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.39	$1.59 STD35,414	+75.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.34	$1.19 STD26,561	+24.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.98	$0.93 STD20,658	-6.7%
Average			+43.5%

Mexico City vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.5% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Sao Tome and Principe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.93	$6.40 STD143K	+24.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$353.50	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$362K	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.04	??
Average			+24.5%

Mexico City vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of transportation

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pay 0.4% more for housing

	Mexico City	Sao Tome and Principe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$559.56	$72.42 STD2M	+134.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,521.02	$350.40 STD8M	-67.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,250.91	$233.60 STD5M	-65.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$675.84	??
Average			+0.4%

Mexico City vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Mexico City	Sao Tome and Principe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,785.40	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$197K	??

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pay 10.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Sao Tome and Principe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.92	$1.67 STD37,216	-48.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.99	$2.34 STD52,050	-38.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.56	$2.34 STD52,050	-46.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,057.23	$37.38 STD833K	-36.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.83	$21.02 STD468K	+222.7%
Average			+10.6%

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pay 82.7% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Sao Tome and Principe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,102.45	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$869.67	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,912.40	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,006.29	$19.16 STD427K	-82.7%
Average			-82.7%

Mexico City vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of clothing

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