Cost of living comparison

Dominica

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Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome vs. Roseau Cost of Living Summary

Sao Tome is 12.9% more expensive than Roseau.

Restaurants: pay 72.8% more in Sao Tome
Groceries: pay 49.5% more in Sao Tome
Transportation: pay 18.6% more in Sao Tome
Housing: pay 13.5% more in Sao Tome
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3% more in Sao Tome
Clothing: pay 79.3% less in Sao Tome

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

Sao Tome vs. Roseau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sao Tome instead of Roseau, you would:

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pay 72.8% more for restaurants

	Roseau	Sao Tome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$29.20 STD651K	+294.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.03 EC$19.00	$11.68 STD260K	+66.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.47 EC$6.67	$1.92 STD42,768	-22.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$1.17 STD26,025	-47.4%
Average			+72.8%

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pay 49.5% more for groceries

	Roseau	Sao Tome
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 EC$5.67	$1.08 STD24,088	-48.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$10.22 STD228K	+749.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.61 EC$34.07	$5.97 STD133K	-52.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.60 EC$15.13	$5.09 STD114K	-9.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.09 EC$13.76	$9.27 STD207K	+82.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.91 EC$7.86	$2.12 STD47,219	-27.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 EC$2.90	$0.53 STD11,805	-50.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03 EC$5.49	$1.85 STD41,316	-8.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.33 EC$6.30	$1.59 STD35,414	-31.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 EC$4.37	$1.19 STD26,561	-26.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 EC$3.71	$0.93 STD20,658	-32.5%
Average			+49.5%

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pay 18.6% more for transportation

	Roseau	Sao Tome
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 EC$14.58	$6.40 STD143K	+18.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.13 EC$143.58	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.23 EC$79.00	??
Average			+18.6%

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pay 13.5% more for housing

	Roseau	Sao Tome
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.92 EC$191.67	$72.42 STD2M	+2.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$283.68 EC$766.67	$350.40 STD8M	+23.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$203.51 EC$550.00	$233.60 STD5M	+14.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.58 EC$293.44	??
Average			+13.5%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Roseau	Sao Tome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.51 EC$350.00	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00	??

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pay 2.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Roseau	Sao Tome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$1.67 STD37,216	-9.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 EC$11.17	$2.34 STD52,050	-43.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$2.34 STD52,050	-68.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.25 EC$125.00	$37.38 STD833K	-19.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.33 EC$22.50	$21.02 STD468K	+152.5%
Average			+2.3%

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pay 79.3% less for clothing

	Roseau	Sao Tome
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.50 EC$150.00	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.00 EC$100.00	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.51 EC$250.00	$19.16 STD427K	-79.3%
Average			-79.3%

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