Cost of living comparison

Sao Tome and Principe

compared to

Honduras

Honduras vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost of Living Summary

Honduras is 11.4% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe overall.

Restaurants: pay 13.3% less in Honduras
Groceries: pay 32.4% less in Honduras
Transportation: pay 25.2% less in Honduras
Housing: pay 79.7% more in Honduras
Childcare: pay 69.3% more in Honduras
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.9% less in Honduras
Clothing: pay 43.3% more in Honduras

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

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Honduras vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.3% less for restaurants

	Sao Tome and Principe	Honduras
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 STD200K	$7.63 HNL205.22	-14.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.89 STD176K	$8.42 HNL226.39	+6.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.84 STD41,004	$1.02 HNL27.50	-44.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 STD27,770	$0.88 HNL23.63	-29.5%
Average			-13.3%

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pay 32.4% less for groceries

	Sao Tome and Principe	Honduras
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 STD22,187	$2.36 HNL63.49	+137.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.80 STD218K	$4.44 HNL119.37	-54.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.87 STD131K	$5.41 HNL145.50	-7.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.85 STD108K	$2.05 HNL55.10	-57.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.89 STD198K	$2.85 HNL76.54	-68.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 STD37,881	$1.61 HNL43.27	-5.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 STD17,644	$0.59 HNL15.80	-25.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 STD36,419	$0.99 HNL26.56	-39.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 STD34,958	$0.65 HNL17.41	-58.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.31 STD29,299	$0.90 HNL24.26	-31.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08 STD23,986	$0.89 HNL24.00	-17.1%
Average			-32.4%

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pay 25.2% less for transportation

	Sao Tome and Principe	Honduras
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.46 STD144K	$4.12 HNL110.85	-36.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$35.76 HNL961.35
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,634.18 STD549M	$21,409.36 HNL576K	-13.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.43 STD500K	$18.53 HNL498.20	-17.4%
Average			-25.2%

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pay 79.7% more for housing

	Sao Tome and Principe	Honduras
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.91 STD1M	$59.26 HNL1,593.25	-11.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$284.91 STD6M	$620.19 HNL16,674.00	+117.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.02 STD4M	$479.00 HNL12,877.88	+145.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$174.83 STD4M	$103.84 HNL2,791.72	-40.6%
Average			+79.7%

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pay 69.3% more for childcare

	Sao Tome and Principe	Honduras
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$228.62 STD5M	$290.83 HNL7,818.90	+27.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,194.77 STD49M	$4,943.05 HNL133K	+125.2%
Average			+69.3%

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pay 13.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Sao Tome and Principe	Honduras
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 STD37,799	$1.83 HNL49.11	+7.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.26 STD50,442	$2.98 HNL80.04	+31.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.26 STD50,420	$2.99 HNL80.29	+32.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.92 STD756K	$45.04 HNL1,210.92	+32.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.16 STD449K	$5.64 HNL151.73	-72.0%
Average			-13.9%

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pay 43.3% more for clothing

	Sao Tome and Principe	Honduras
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$55.59 HNL1,494.58
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.02 STD2M	$36.60 HNL983.94	-51.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$73.51 HNL1,976.29
Men's business shoes (leather)	$18.36 STD409K	$77.25 HNL2,076.89	+320.7%
Average			+43.3%

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