Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 0.0% cheaper than San Marino.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 13.9% more for restaurants
San Marino
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$19.24
STD428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
€6.68
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.91
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$1.10
STD24,498
|
|
pay 56.8% more for groceries
San Marino
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
€1.37
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
€4.88
|
$9.62
STD214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
€4.24
|
$4.86
STD108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
€2.36
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
€3.03
|
$8.73
STD194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.93
|
$0.50
STD11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$1.75
STD38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$1.12
STD25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.66
|
$0.87
STD19,446
|
|
pay 17.5% less for transportation
San Marino
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.55
€5.18
|
$4.58
STD102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.13
€37.49
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,638.17
€22,080.55
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.79
€18.49
|
?? | |
pay 47.2% less for housing
San Marino
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.62
€30.47
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$563.47
€526.34
|
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$467.27
€436.48
|
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.81
€51.20
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
San Marino
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$359.15
€335.49
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,497.25
€5,135.01
|
?? |
pay 6.1% less for entertainment and sports
San Marino
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.11
|
$0.60
STD13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$1.65
STD36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
€71.89
|
$35.18
STD783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
€7.45
|
$19.79
STD440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
San Marino
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.46
€77.03
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.98
€30.81
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.96
€71.89
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.85
€91.40
|
?? |
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