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Argentina vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost of Living Summary

Argentina is 67.0% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe overall.

Restaurants: pay 17.6% less in Argentina
Groceries: pay 24.9% less in Argentina
Transportation: pay 35.6% less in Argentina
Housing: pay 9.2% less in Argentina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.5% more in Argentina
Clothing: pay 5.8 times more in Argentina

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

Argentina vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.6% less for restaurants

	Sao Tome and Principe	Argentina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$29.20 STD651K	$11.34 ARS16,100.13	-61.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 STD260K	$9.04 ARS12,842.77	-22.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 STD42,768	$1.76 ARS2,493.32	-8.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 STD26,025	$1.42 ARS2,023.42	+22.0%
Average			-17.6%

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pay 24.9% less for groceries

	Sao Tome and Principe	Argentina
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 STD24,088	$1.96 ARS2,776.87	+80.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.22 STD228K	$5.26 ARS7,464.64	-48.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.97 STD133K	$5.01 ARS7,107.79	-16.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.09 STD114K	$2.36 ARS3,349.92	-53.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.27 STD207K	$3.01 ARS4,277.61	-67.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.12 STD47,219	$1.03 ARS1,462.50	-51.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.53 STD11,805	$0.91 ARS1,287.58	+71.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 STD41,316	$0.64 ARS902.21	-65.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 STD35,414	$1.22 ARS1,727.10	-23.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 STD26,561	$0.53 ARS752.66	-55.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 STD20,658	$0.52 ARS733.78	-44.3%
Average			-24.9%

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pay 35.6% less for transportation

	Sao Tome and Principe	Argentina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.40 STD143K	$4.12 ARS5,851.07	-35.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$23.10 ARS32,803.65
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$27,600.00 ARS39M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$11.28 ARS16,023.72
Average			-35.6%

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pay 9.2% less for housing

	Sao Tome and Principe	Argentina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.42 STD2M	$24.35 ARS34,582.59	-66.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$350.40 STD8M	$389.68 ARS553K	+11.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$233.60 STD5M	$297.74 ARS423K	+27.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$58.36 ARS82,872.15
Average			-9.2%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sao Tome and Principe	Argentina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$268.88 ARS382K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$3,376.06 ARS5M

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pay 9.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Sao Tome and Principe	Argentina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 STD37,216	$2.55 ARS3,625.64	+52.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.34 STD52,050	$3.16 ARS4,488.38	+35.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 STD52,050	$3.29 ARS4,670.26	+40.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.38 STD833K	$32.30 ARS45,868.19	-13.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$21.02 STD468K	$6.74 ARS9,565.07	-68.0%
Average			+9.5%

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pay 5.8 times more for clothing

	Sao Tome and Principe	Argentina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$89.61 ARS127K
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$79.61 ARS113K
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$115.13 ARS163K
Men's business shoes (leather)	$19.16 STD427K	$111.12 ARS158K	+480.1%
Average			+480.1%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Argentina - Cost of clothing

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