Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 36.2% more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 84.8% more for restaurants
Mexico
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.03
MX$137.73
|
$19.24
Db428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
MX$112.19
|
$9.35
Db208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
MX$17.70
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$13.16
|
$1.10
Db24,498
|
|
pay 75.1% more for groceries
Mexico
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
MX$34.08
|
$0.97
Db21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
MX$60.72
|
$9.62
Db214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
MX$83.27
|
$4.86
Db108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
MX$34.75
|
$3.52
Db78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
MX$51.46
|
$8.73
Db194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.70
|
$1.50
Db33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MX$9.49
|
$0.50
Db11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$10.22
|
$1.75
Db38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$11.03
|
$1.50
Db33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
MX$11.67
|
$1.12
Db25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$11.01
|
$0.87
Db19,446
|
|
pay 1.3% less for transportation
Mexico
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$79.63
|
$4.58
Db102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.68
MX$354.93
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,674.04
MX$320,448.36
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
MX$202.92
|
?? | |
pay 22.9% less for housing
Mexico
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.39
MX$521.58
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.91
MX$7,240.09
|
$329.83
Db7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.43
MX$4,966.60
|
$219.89
Db4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.38
MX$795.90
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mexico
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.47
MX$3,508.72
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,904.22
MX$66,996.86
|
?? |
pay 45.4% more for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
MX$35.63
|
$0.60
Db13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
MX$45.50
|
$1.65
Db36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.58
MX$61.38
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.48
MX$591.63
|
$35.18
Db783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
MX$71.92
|
$19.79
Db440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Mexico
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.78
MX$768.44
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MX$597.14
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.99
MX$1,406.91
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.46
MX$1,209.04
|
?? |
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