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Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost of Living Summary

Saint Kitts and Nevis is 52.7% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.1% more in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Groceries: pay 43.4% more in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.1% more in Saint Kitts and Nevis

The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Saint Kitts and Nevis are more expensive than in Sao Tome and Principe. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:

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pay 21.1% more for restaurants

	Sao Tome and Principe	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$29.20 STD650,623	$18.50 EC$50.00	-36.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 STD260,249	$13.98 EC$37.77	+19.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 STD42,768	$2.04 EC$5.50	+6.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 STD26,025	$2.28 EC$6.17	+95.5%
Average			+21.1%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis - Cost of restaurants

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pay 43.4% more for groceries

	Sao Tome and Principe	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 STD24,088	$3.70 EC$10.00	+242.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.22 STD227,718	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.97 STD132,995	$9.25 EC$25.00	+55.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.09 STD113,503	$5.55 EC$15.00	+9.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.27 STD206,583	$4.20 EC$11.34	-54.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.12 STD47,219	$2.01 EC$5.44	-5.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.53 STD11,805	$1.39 EC$3.77	+163.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 STD41,316	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 STD35,414	$1.68 EC$4.54	+5.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 STD26,561	$1.01 EC$2.72	-15.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 STD20,658	$0.84 EC$2.27	-9.5%
Average			+43.4%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Sao Tome and Principe	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.40 STD142,518	??
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	??

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Sao Tome and Principe	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.42 STD1,613,544	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$350.40 STD7,807,473	$700.00 EC$1,891.79	+99.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$233.60 STD5,204,982	$650.00 EC$1,756.66	+178.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$76.47 EC$206.67
Average			+139.1%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sao Tome and Principe	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	??

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis - Cost of childcare

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pay 7.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Sao Tome and Principe	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 STD37,216	$2.22 EC$6.00	+32.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.34 STD52,050	$3.70 EC$10.00	+58.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 STD52,050	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.38 STD832,797	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$21.02 STD468,448	$6.29 EC$17.00	-70.1%
Average			+7.1%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Sao Tome and Principe	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$88.81 EC$240.00
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$129.51 EC$350.00
Men's business shoes (leather)	$19.16 STD426,809	??

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis - Cost of clothing

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