Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 24.4% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 24.1% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
STD428,710
|
$10.17
LBP907,982
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
$7.59
LBP678,223
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$2.26
LBP201,414
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
STD24,498
|
$0.74
LBP65,798
|
|
pay 25.1% less for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
$0.68
LBP60,391
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
STD214,355
|
$5.59
LBP499,086
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
STD108,190
|
$12.36
LBP1,103,780
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
$2.31
LBP206,117
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
STD194,460
|
$2.64
LBP235,667
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$0.91
LBP81,342
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
STD11,112
|
$0.56
LBP50,274
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
STD38,892
|
$0.54
LBP48,394
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$0.62
LBP55,700
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
STD25,002
|
$0.53
LBP47,744
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
STD19,446
|
$0.45
LBP40,111
|
|
pay 19.9% less for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
STD102,007
|
$3.67
LBP327,451
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$63.04
LBP5,630,623
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,250.00
LBP1,987,221,733
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.90
LBP1,509,395
|
|
pay 92.4% more for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$58.28
LBP5,205,520
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
$712.20
LBP63,609,171
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
$371.45
LBP33,175,212
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$131.87
LBP11,777,476
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$320.83
LBP28,654,695
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,591.35
LBP410,068,443
|
pay 98.9% more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
STD13,474
|
$2.62
LBP234,448
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
STD36,747
|
$2.92
LBP260,764
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$3.40
LBP303,257
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
STD783,927
|
$64.53
LBP5,763,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
STD440,959
|
$9.00
LBP803,820
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$64.46
LBP5,756,989
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$53.75
LBP4,800,592
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$121.82
LBP10,880,411
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$128.96
LBP11,517,699
|
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