Cost of living comparison

Guernsey

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Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome vs. Saint Peter Port Cost of Living Summary

Sao Tome is 60.4% cheaper than Saint Peter Port.

Restaurants: pay 43.0% less in Sao Tome
Groceries: pay 15.1% less in Sao Tome
Transportation: pay 24.0% less in Sao Tome
Housing: pay 82.4% less in Sao Tome
Childcare: pay 89.0% less in Sao Tome
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.2% less in Sao Tome
Clothing: pay 27.9% less in Sao Tome

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and transportation are lower in Sao Tome.

Sao Tome vs. Saint Peter Port Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sao Tome instead of Saint Peter Port, you would:

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pay 43.0% less for restaurants

	Saint Peter Port	Sao Tome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.48 £15.37	$8.96 STD200K	-56.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.88 £7.41	$7.89 STD176K	-20.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.87 £2.15	$1.84 STD41,004	-35.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.42 £1.82	$1.25 STD27,770	-48.6%
Average			-43.0%

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pay 15.1% less for groceries

	Saint Peter Port	Sao Tome
Bread 1 loaf	$2.14 £1.61	$1.00 STD22,187	-53.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.53 £5.65	$9.80 STD218K	+30.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.14 £6.86	$5.87 STD131K	-35.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.90 £4.42	$4.85 STD108K	-17.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.59 £4.20	$8.89 STD198K	+58.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.15 £1.61	$1.70 STD37,881	-20.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 £0.79	$0.79 STD17,644	-24.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.96 £2.22	$1.63 STD36,419	-44.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 £1.19	$1.57 STD34,958	-0.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 £0.97	$1.31 STD29,299	+1.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 £0.82	$1.08 STD23,986	-2.0%
Average			-15.1%

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pay 24.0% less for transportation

	Saint Peter Port	Sao Tome
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.12 £6.09	$6.46 STD144K	-20.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.02 £26.27	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,678.80 £26,769.80	$24,634.18 STD549M	-31.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.80 £19.36	$22.43 STD500K	-13.1%
Average			-24.0%

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pay 82.4% less for housing

	Saint Peter Port	Sao Tome
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.83 £41.89	$66.91 STD1M	+19.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,362.07 £1,772.26	$284.91 STD6M	-87.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,262.96 £1,697.90	$195.02 STD4M	-91.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$103.58 £77.71	$174.83 STD4M	+68.8%
Average			-82.4%

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pay 89.0% less for childcare

	Saint Peter Port	Sao Tome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,092.28 £1,569.83	$228.62 STD5M	-89.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,821.55 £14,872.11	$2,194.77 STD49M	-88.9%
Average			-89.0%

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pay 50.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Peter Port	Sao Tome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.94 £5.21	$1.70 STD37,799	-75.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.82 £3.62	$2.26 STD50,442	-53.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.18 £12.89	$2.26 STD50,420	-86.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.34 £55.03	$33.92 STD756K	-53.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.89 £8.92	$20.16 STD449K	+69.5%
Average			-50.2%

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pay 27.9% less for clothing

	Saint Peter Port	Sao Tome
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.41 £76.84	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.73 £22.31	$75.02 STD2M	+152.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.73 £87.58	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.20 £66.92	$18.36 STD409K	-79.4%
Average			-27.9%

Saint Peter Port vs. Sao Tome - Cost of clothing

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