Cost of living comparison

Sao Tome and Principe

compared to

Israel

Israel vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost of Living Summary

Israel is 2.4 times more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Israel
Groceries: pay 3.0% more in Israel
Transportation: pay 61.1% more in Israel
Housing: pay 3.9 times more in Israel
Childcare: pay 8.1 times more in Israel
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Israel
Clothing: pay 2.7 times more in Israel

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Israel are more expensive than in Sao Tome and Principe. Notably, childcare, housing, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Israel.

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Israel vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Sao Tome and Principe	Israel
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 STD200K	$23.87 ₪73.86	+166.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.89 STD176K	$18.77 ₪58.08	+138.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.84 STD41,004	$3.33 ₪10.30	+80.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 STD27,770	$2.70 ₪8.36	+116.7%
Average			+141.3%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Israel - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.0% more for groceries

	Sao Tome and Principe	Israel
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 STD22,187	$3.02 ₪9.36	+203.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.80 STD218K	$8.49 ₪26.29	-13.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.87 STD131K	$9.09 ₪28.12	+54.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.85 STD108K	$4.78 ₪14.78	-1.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.89 STD198K	$6.33 ₪19.58	-28.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 STD37,881	$1.96 ₪6.05	+15.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 STD17,644	$1.48 ₪4.59	+87.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 STD36,419	$1.06 ₪3.29	-35.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 STD34,958	$1.28 ₪3.96	-18.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.31 STD29,299	$0.82 ₪2.54	-37.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08 STD23,986	$0.73 ₪2.26	-32.2%
Average			+3.0%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Israel - Cost of groceries

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pay 61.1% more for transportation

	Sao Tome and Principe	Israel
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.46 STD144K	$9.73 ₪30.13	+50.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$86.98 ₪269.17
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,634.18 STD549M	$56,575.39 ₪175K	+129.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.43 STD500K	$15.75 ₪48.75	-29.8%
Average			+61.1%

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pay 3.9 times more for housing

	Sao Tome and Principe	Israel
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.91 STD1M	$42.16 ₪130.46	-37.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$284.91 STD6M	$1,456.98 ₪4,508.92	+411.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.02 STD4M	$1,143.34 ₪3,538.28	+486.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$174.83 STD4M	$221.23 ₪684.64	+26.5%
Average			+294.5%

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pay 8.1 times more for childcare

	Sao Tome and Principe	Israel
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$228.62 STD5M	$1,259.48 ₪3,897.70	+450.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,194.77 STD49M	$26,132.54 ₪80,872.36	+1090.7%
Average			+709.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Sao Tome and Principe	Israel
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 STD37,799	$9.32 ₪28.83	+449.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.26 STD50,442	$4.84 ₪14.98	+113.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.26 STD50,420	$13.45 ₪41.61	+494.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.92 STD756K	$81.16 ₪251.17	+139.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.16 STD449K	$14.27 ₪44.16	-29.2%
Average			+123.2%

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

	Sao Tome and Principe	Israel
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$83.52 ₪258.46
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.02 STD2M	$65.14 ₪201.60	-13.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$134.03 ₪414.78
Men's business shoes (leather)	$18.36 STD409K	$154.97 ₪479.59	+743.9%
Average			+170.7%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Israel - Cost of clothing

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