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

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

	Sao Tome and Principe	Australia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$15.68 A$20.28
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$8.54 A$11.04
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	??	$2.44 A$3.15
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$2.14 A$2.77

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Australia - Cost of restaurants

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

	Sao Tome and Principe	Australia
Bread 1 loaf	??	$1.99 A$2.57
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$3.95 A$5.10
Milk (1 gallon)	??	$4.77 A$6.16
Eggs 1 dozen	??	$3.47 A$4.49
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$3.49 A$4.52
Apples (1 lb)	??	$1.42 A$1.83
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.11 A$1.43
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.25 A$1.62
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.76 A$2.27
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.13 A$1.46
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.97 A$1.26

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Australia - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Sao Tome and Principe	Australia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$4.02 A$5.20
Monthly public transit pass	??	$100.86 A$130.43
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$19,752.66 A$25,544.08
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$14.63 A$18.92

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Australia - Cost of transportation

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pay (unknown) more for housing

	Sao Tome and Principe	Australia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$54.94 A$71.05
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$1,058.57 A$1,368.94
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$831.74 A$1,075.60
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$138.56 A$179.19

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Australia - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sao Tome and Principe	Australia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$1,355.52 A$1,752.96
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$12,503.04 A$16,168.89

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Australia - Cost of childcare

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

	Sao Tome and Principe	Australia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$5.90 A$7.64
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$3.32 A$4.29
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$22.58 A$29.20
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$49.62 A$64.16
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$12.86 A$16.63

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Australia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Sao Tome and Principe	Australia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$70.05 A$90.59
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$43.47 A$56.22
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$97.68 A$126.32
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$95.39 A$123.36

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Australia - Cost of clothing

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