Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 18.5% cheaper than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 50.9% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
STD428,710
|
$4.96
R$25.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
$6.29
R$31.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$1.02
R$5.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
STD24,498
|
$0.63
R$3.18
|
|
pay 40.8% less for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
$1.39
R$7.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
STD214,355
|
$4.04
R$20.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
STD108,190
|
$3.80
R$19.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
$1.92
R$9.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
STD194,460
|
$1.81
R$9.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$0.74
R$3.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
STD11,112
|
$0.49
R$2.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
STD38,892
|
$0.44
R$2.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$0.70
R$3.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
STD25,002
|
$0.47
R$2.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
STD19,446
|
$0.45
R$2.29
|
|
pay 2.4% more for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
STD102,007
|
$4.69
R$23.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$43.51
R$220.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,854.65
R$100,712.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.69
R$39.02
|
|
pay 15.9% less for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$19.91
R$101.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
$281.83
R$1,429.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
$182.14
R$923.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$58.55
R$296.99
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$251.18
R$1,274.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,814.17
R$29,492.40
|
pay 12.7% more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
STD13,474
|
$1.62
R$8.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
STD36,747
|
$1.57
R$7.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$2.32
R$11.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
STD783,927
|
$23.14
R$117.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
STD440,959
|
$5.80
R$29.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$43.10
R$218.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$40.84
R$207.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$70.61
R$358.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$54.94
R$278.69
|
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