Cost of living comparison
Belize is 32.4% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Belize instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 36.2% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
STD428,710
|
$5.60
BZD11.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
$6.11
BZD12.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$1.46
BZD2.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
STD24,498
|
$1.04
BZD2.09
|
|
pay 0.6% more for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
$1.62
BZD3.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
STD214,355
|
$5.14
BZD10.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
STD108,190
|
$9.14
BZD18.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
$2.23
BZD4.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
STD194,460
|
$2.52
BZD5.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$2.70
BZD5.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
STD11,112
|
$0.53
BZD1.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
STD38,892
|
$0.55
BZD1.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$1.29
BZD2.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
STD25,002
|
$1.14
BZD2.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
STD19,446
|
$0.87
BZD1.75
|
|
pay 68.3% more for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
STD102,007
|
$7.71
BZD15.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.00
BZD40.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,812.07
BZD49,872.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$26.89
BZD54.05
|
|
pay 18.4% more for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$107.37
BZD215.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
$351.88
BZD707.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
$285.96
BZD574.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$84.78
BZD170.42
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$149.45
BZD300.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? | ?? |
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
STD13,474
|
$2.68
BZD5.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
STD36,747
|
$4.22
BZD8.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$4.24
BZD8.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
STD783,927
|
$39.44
BZD79.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
STD440,959
|
$10.00
BZD20.10
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$45.28
BZD91.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$26.77
BZD53.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$96.61
BZD194.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$112.84
BZD226.82
|
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