Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 52.3% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 12.1% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
STD428,710
|
$9.42
CRC4,798.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
$8.16
CRC4,160.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$1.73
CRC880.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
STD24,498
|
$1.50
CRC766.94
|
|
pay 1.2% less for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
$1.87
CRC953.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
STD214,355
|
$4.15
CRC2,115.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
STD108,190
|
$6.45
CRC3,288.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
$2.63
CRC1,341.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
STD194,460
|
$3.92
CRC1,996.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$1.85
CRC941.61
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
STD11,112
|
$0.66
CRC337.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
STD38,892
|
$1.26
CRC640.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$0.97
CRC491.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
STD25,002
|
$0.92
CRC470.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
STD19,446
|
$1.08
CRC550.90
|
|
pay 22.0% more for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
STD102,007
|
$5.58
CRC2,845.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$44.09
CRC22,470.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,829.98
CRC13,164,933.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.39
CRC6,822.60
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$53.15
CRC27,087.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
$813.71
CRC414,729.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
$522.16
CRC266,135.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$64.83
CRC33,042.04
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$366.72
CRC186,907.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,358.53
CRC4,260,144.21
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
STD13,474
|
$2.88
CRC1,468.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
STD36,747
|
$2.93
CRC1,491.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$4.48
CRC2,284.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
STD783,927
|
$55.95
CRC28,516.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
STD440,959
|
$7.18
CRC3,658.60
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$66.61
CRC33,947.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$44.99
CRC22,932.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$101.09
CRC51,524.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$77.50
CRC39,499.25
|
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