Cost of living comparison

Sao Tome and Principe

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Poland

Poland vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost of Living Summary

Poland is 21.3% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.7% more in Poland
Groceries: pay 46.8% less in Poland
Transportation: pay 6.3% less in Poland
Housing: pay 97.1% more in Poland
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Poland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.7% more in Poland
Clothing: pay 59.2% more in Poland

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

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Poland vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.7% more for restaurants

	Sao Tome and Principe	Poland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 STD200K	$10.02 PLN38.91	+11.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.89 STD176K	$8.33 PLN32.36	+5.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.84 STD41,004	$2.06 PLN7.99	+11.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 STD27,770	$1.69 PLN6.55	+35.4%
Average			+11.7%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Poland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.8% less for groceries

	Sao Tome and Principe	Poland
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 STD22,187	$1.26 PLN4.91	+26.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.80 STD218K	$4.34 PLN16.87	-55.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.87 STD131K	$3.75 PLN14.56	-36.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.85 STD108K	$3.32 PLN12.89	-31.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.89 STD198K	$2.84 PLN11.04	-68.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 STD37,881	$0.51 PLN1.99	-69.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 STD17,644	$0.72 PLN2.79	-9.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 STD36,419	$0.77 PLN3.00	-52.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 STD34,958	$1.22 PLN4.76	-22.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.31 STD29,299	$0.38 PLN1.49	-70.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08 STD23,986	$0.45 PLN1.76	-57.9%
Average			-46.8%

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pay 6.3% less for transportation

	Sao Tome and Principe	Poland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.46 STD144K	$6.15 PLN23.90	-4.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$30.85 PLN119.83
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,634.18 STD549M	$30,440.20 PLN118K	+23.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.43 STD500K	$8.65 PLN33.58	-61.5%
Average			-6.3%

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pay 97.1% more for housing

	Sao Tome and Principe	Poland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.91 STD1M	$16.87 PLN65.54	-74.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$284.91 STD6M	$635.08 PLN2,467.09	+122.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.02 STD4M	$525.98 PLN2,043.28	+169.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$174.83 STD4M	$213.80 PLN830.55	+22.3%
Average			+97.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Sao Tome and Principe	Poland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$228.62 STD5M	$375.24 PLN1,457.68	+64.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,194.77 STD49M	$7,342.23 PLN28,522.48	+234.5%
Average			+134.3%

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pay 6.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Sao Tome and Principe	Poland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 STD37,799	$3.44 PLN13.36	+102.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.26 STD50,442	$3.38 PLN13.13	+49.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.26 STD50,420	$5.25 PLN20.38	+131.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.92 STD756K	$36.23 PLN140.74	+6.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.16 STD449K	$7.22 PLN28.04	-64.2%
Average			+6.7%

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pay 59.2% more for clothing

	Sao Tome and Principe	Poland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$81.02 PLN314.75
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.02 STD2M	$36.65 PLN142.38	-51.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$85.93 PLN333.81
Men's business shoes (leather)	$18.36 STD409K	$95.22 PLN369.91	+418.5%
Average			+59.2%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Poland - Cost of clothing

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