Cost of living comparison

Chile

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Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

Sao Tome is 8.5% cheaper than Santiago.

Restaurants: pay 8.3% less in Sao Tome
Groceries: pay 58.2% more in Sao Tome
Transportation: pay 39.4% more in Sao Tome
Housing: pay 33.1% less in Sao Tome
Childcare: pay 67.5% less in Sao Tome
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.2% less in Sao Tome
Clothing: pay 23.0% less in Sao Tome

The cost of groceries and transportation in Sao Tome are more expensive than in Santiago. Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Sao Tome.

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Sao Tome vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.3% less for restaurants

	Santiago	Sao Tome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.23 CLF0.2600	$8.96 STD200K	-12.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.70 CLF0.2200	$7.89 STD176K	-9.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CLF0.0400	$1.84 STD41,004	+7.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 CLF0.0300	$1.25 STD27,770	-0.1%
Average			-8.3%

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pay 58.2% more for groceries

	Santiago	Sao Tome
Bread 1 loaf	$1.81 CLF0.0500	$1.00 STD22,187	-45.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.64 CLF0.1400	$9.80 STD218K	+73.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.81 CLF0.1200	$5.87 STD131K	+22.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.18 CLF0.1000	$4.85 STD108K	+16.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.11 CLF0.0800	$8.89 STD198K	+185.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 CLF0.0200	$1.70 STD37,881	+88.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 CLF0.0200	$0.79 STD17,644	+13.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 CLF0.0200	$1.63 STD36,419	+121.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 CLF0.0200	$1.57 STD34,958	+100.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 CLF0.0100	$1.31 STD29,299	+166.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 CLF0.0200	$1.08 STD23,986	+59.0%
Average			+58.2%

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pay 39.4% more for transportation

	Santiago	Sao Tome
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.77 CLF0.1400	$6.46 STD144K	+11.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.93 CLF1.0200	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,743.12 CLF443.5100	$24,634.18 STD549M	+38.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.37 CLF0.1800	$22.43 STD500K	+204.5%
Average			+39.4%

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pay 33.1% less for housing

	Santiago	Sao Tome
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.07 CLF0.4800	$66.91 STD1M	+250.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$552.81 CLF13.8200	$284.91 STD6M	-48.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$376.90 CLF9.4200	$195.02 STD4M	-48.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.86 CLF2.8500	$174.83 STD4M	+53.5%
Average			-33.1%

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pay 67.5% less for childcare

	Santiago	Sao Tome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$432.52 CLF10.8100	$228.62 STD5M	-47.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,959.69 CLF273.9500	$2,194.77 STD49M	-80.0%
Average			-67.5%

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pay 8.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Santiago	Sao Tome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.09 CLF0.1000	$1.70 STD37,799	-58.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.25 CLF0.0800	$2.26 STD50,442	-30.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.22 CLF0.1300	$2.26 STD50,420	-56.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.92 CLF0.8500	$33.92 STD756K
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.52 CLF0.1900	$20.16 STD449K	+168.0%
Average			-8.2%

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pay 23.0% less for clothing

	Santiago	Sao Tome
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.25 CLF1.2600	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.71 CLF0.7200	$75.02 STD2M	+161.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.29 CLF1.6600	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.84 CLF2.0200	$18.36 STD409K	-77.3%
Average			-23.0%

Santiago vs. Sao Tome - Cost of clothing

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