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Sao Tome and Principe vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Sao Tome and Principe is 80.9% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 92.5% more in Sao Tome and Principe
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Sao Tome and Principe
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Sao Tome and Principe
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in Sao Tome and Principe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.3% more in Sao Tome and Principe
Clothing: pay 87.8% less in Sao Tome and Principe

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

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 92.5% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Sao Tome and Principe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB973.96	$29.20 STD651K	+144.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB486.98	$11.68 STD260K	+95.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB112.83	$1.92 STD42,768	+38.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB49.92	$1.17 STD26,025	+91.0%
Average			+92.5%

Moscow vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Moscow	Sao Tome and Principe
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB69.06	$1.08 STD24,088	+27.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB511.72	$10.22 STD228K	+63.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB377.08	$5.97 STD133K	+29.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB137.31	$5.09 STD114K	+202.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB201.02	$9.27 STD207K	+276.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB66.05	$2.12 STD47,219	+161.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB71.01	$0.53 STD11,805	-39.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB73.60	$1.85 STD41,316	+105.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB133.82	$1.59 STD35,414	-3.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.84	$1.19 STD26,561	+179.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB27.63	$0.93 STD20,658	+173.8%
Average			+107.1%

Moscow vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Moscow	Sao Tome and Principe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB231.65	$6.40 STD143K	+125.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,990.07	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB3M	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB467.50	??
Average			+125.3%

Moscow vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	Moscow	Sao Tome and Principe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB637.91	$72.42 STD2M	+826.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB102K	$350.40 STD8M	-72.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB57,884.37	$233.60 STD5M	-67.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB9,026.16	??
Average			+229.1%

Moscow vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Moscow	Sao Tome and Principe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB53,567.95	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1M	??

Moscow vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of childcare

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pay 19.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Sao Tome and Principe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB340.89	$1.67 STD37,216	-60.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB257.62	$2.34 STD52,050	-26.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB243.49	$2.34 STD52,050	-21.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,638.26	$37.38 STD833K	-16.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB535.68	$21.02 STD468K	+220.3%
Average			+19.3%

Moscow vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 87.8% less for clothing

	Moscow	Sao Tome and Principe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,207.23	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,895.85	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB10,034.12	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,796.79	$19.16 STD427K	-87.8%
Average			-87.8%

Moscow vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of clothing

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