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Sao Tome and Principe vs. New Orleans Cost of Living Summary

Sao Tome and Principe is 13.9% cheaper than New Orleans.

Restaurants: pay 17.5% less in Sao Tome and Principe
Groceries: pay 8.3% less in Sao Tome and Principe
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Sao Tome and Principe
Housing: pay 53.2% less in Sao Tome and Principe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.4% less in Sao Tome and Principe
Clothing: pay 83.0% less in Sao Tome and Principe

Expenses including clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Sao Tome and Principe. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Sao Tome and Principe.

Sao Tome and Principe vs. New Orleans Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.5% less for restaurants

	New Orleans	Sao Tome and Principe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.00	$29.20 STD651K	+12.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$11.68 STD260K	-2.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.96	$1.92 STD42,768	-35.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.10	$1.17 STD26,025	-44.5%
Average			-17.5%

New Orleans vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.3% less for groceries

	New Orleans	Sao Tome and Principe
Bread 1 loaf	$4.10	$1.08 STD24,088	-73.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.67	$10.22 STD228K	+33.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27	$5.97 STD133K	+13.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.54	$5.09 STD114K	+12.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.97	$9.27 STD207K	+86.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.31	$2.12 STD47,219	-8.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78	$0.53 STD11,805	-32.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.30	$1.85 STD41,316	-19.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46	$1.59 STD35,414	-35.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.91	$1.19 STD26,561	-37.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.33	$0.93 STD20,658	-30.4%
Average			-8.3%

New Orleans vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	New Orleans	Sao Tome and Principe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.98	$6.40 STD143K	+114.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,884.90	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.43	??
Average			+114.8%

New Orleans vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of transportation

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pay 53.2% less for housing

	New Orleans	Sao Tome and Principe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$71.46	$72.42 STD2M	+1.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,825.00	$350.40 STD8M	-80.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,166.67	$233.60 STD5M	-80.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$174.91	??
Average			-53.2%

New Orleans vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	New Orleans	Sao Tome and Principe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,563.89	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,230.00	??

New Orleans vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of childcare

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pay 36.4% less for entertainment and sports

	New Orleans	Sao Tome and Principe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$1.67 STD37,216	-72.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.61	$2.34 STD52,050	-58.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.75	$2.34 STD52,050	-73.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.00	$37.38 STD833K	-39.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.00	$21.02 STD468K	+61.7%
Average			-36.4%

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pay 83.0% less for clothing

	New Orleans	Sao Tome and Principe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.00	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.00	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.00	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.50	$19.16 STD427K	-83.0%
Average			-83.0%

New Orleans vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of clothing

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