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Lebanon vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 43.8% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe overall.

Restaurants: pay 38.8% less in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 53.0% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 46.3% less in Lebanon
Housing: pay 11.4% more in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.1% more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 4.6 times more in Lebanon

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

Lebanon vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.8% less for restaurants

	Sao Tome and Principe	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$29.20 STD650,623	$7.66 LBP684,169	-73.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 STD260,249	$8.00 LBP714,522	-31.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 STD42,768	$1.63 LBP145,385	-15.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 STD26,025	$0.76 LBP68,103	-34.7%
Average			-38.8%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Lebanon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 53.0% less for groceries

	Sao Tome and Principe	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 STD24,088	$0.60 LBP53,699	-44.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.22 STD227,718	$3.95 LBP352,609	-61.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.97 STD132,995	$5.56 LBP496,610	-6.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.09 STD113,503	$2.33 LBP208,328	-54.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.27 STD206,583	$3.54 LBP316,225	-61.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.12 STD47,219	$0.68 LBP61,124	-67.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.53 STD11,805	$0.46 LBP40,766	-13.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 STD41,316	$0.41 LBP36,360	-78.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 STD35,414	$0.46 LBP41,477	-70.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 STD26,561	$0.33 LBP29,389	-72.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 STD20,658	$0.45 LBP40,127	-51.5%
Average			-53.0%

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pay 46.3% less for transportation

	Sao Tome and Principe	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.40 STD142,518	$3.44 LBP306,966	-46.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$72.50 LBP6,475,359
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$28,750.00 LBP2,567,814,963
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$16.00 LBP1,429,045
Average			-46.3%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Lebanon - Cost of transportation

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pay 11.4% more for housing

	Sao Tome and Principe	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.42 STD1,613,544	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	-47.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$350.40 STD7,807,473	$571.15 LBP51,012,779	+63.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$233.60 STD5,204,982	$277.78 LBP24,809,806	+18.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$139.38 LBP12,448,355
Average			+11.4%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Lebanon - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sao Tome and Principe	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$248.75 LBP22,217,182
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$4,093.75 LBP365,634,522

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pay 25.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Sao Tome and Principe	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 STD37,216	$4.00 LBP357,261	+139.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.34 STD52,050	$2.89 LBP258,327	+23.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 STD52,050	$2.52 LBP225,521	+8.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.38 STD832,797	$42.92 LBP3,833,115	+14.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$21.02 STD468,448	$8.25 LBP736,851	-60.8%
Average			+25.1%

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pay 4.6 times more for clothing

	Sao Tome and Principe	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$53.44 LBP4,772,787
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$50.00 LBP4,465,765
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$101.94 LBP9,105,199
Men's business shoes (leather)	$19.16 STD426,809	$88.93 LBP7,942,682	+364.3%
Average			+364.3%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Lebanon - Cost of clothing

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