Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 2.7 times more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 50.8% more for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
STD428,710
|
$18.47
€17.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
$12.80
€11.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$2.82
€2.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
STD24,498
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
|
pay 19.9% more for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
$2.85
€2.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
STD214,355
|
$7.44
€6.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
STD108,190
|
$5.75
€5.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
$3.67
€3.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
STD194,460
|
$5.92
€5.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
STD11,112
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
STD38,892
|
$1.48
€1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$1.72
€1.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
STD25,002
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
STD19,446
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
pay 32.9% more for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
STD102,007
|
$6.08
€5.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.74
€22.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,288.34
€25,341.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$28.68
€26.63
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$55.88
€51.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
$1,700.62
€1,579.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
$1,513.73
€1,405.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$166.86
€154.96
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$865.49
€803.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,306.85
€11,428.75
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
STD13,474
|
$5.03
€4.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
STD36,747
|
$3.32
€3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$7.68
€7.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
STD783,927
|
$59.31
€55.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
STD440,959
|
$13.50
€12.54
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$78.15
€72.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$43.32
€40.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$98.14
€91.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$115.79
€107.53
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