Cost of living comparison

Sao Tome and Principe

compared to

Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost of Living Summary

Saint Lucia is 23.9% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe overall.

Restaurants: pay 1.4% more in Saint Lucia
Groceries: pay 26.4% more in Saint Lucia
Transportation: pay 3.1% less in Saint Lucia
Housing: pay 33.5% more in Saint Lucia
Childcare: pay 6.9% less in Saint Lucia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.5% more in Saint Lucia
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Saint Lucia

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

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Saint Lucia vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.4% more for restaurants

	Sao Tome and Principe	Saint Lucia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 STD200K	$9.25 EC$25.00	+3.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.89 STD176K	$8.33 EC$22.50	+5.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.84 STD41,004	$1.94 EC$5.25	+5.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 STD27,770	$0.97 EC$2.62	-22.1%
Average			+1.4%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.4% more for groceries

	Sao Tome and Principe	Saint Lucia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 STD22,187	$1.86 EC$5.02	+86.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.80 STD218K	$5.61 EC$15.17	-42.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.87 STD131K	$7.75 EC$20.95	+32.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.85 STD108K	$4.71 EC$12.73	-3.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.89 STD198K	$4.10 EC$11.09	-53.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 STD37,881	$3.89 EC$10.50	+128.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 STD17,644	$0.75 EC$2.02	-5.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 STD36,419	$3.70 EC$10.00	+126.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 STD34,958	$6.66 EC$18.00	+324.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.31 STD29,299	$1.54 EC$4.17	+17.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08 STD23,986	$0.93 EC$2.50	-14.1%
Average			+26.4%

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pay 3.1% less for transportation

	Sao Tome and Principe	Saint Lucia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.46 STD144K	$5.83 EC$15.75	-9.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,634.18 STD549M	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00	+5.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.43 STD500K	??
Average			-3.1%

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pay 33.5% more for housing

	Sao Tome and Principe	Saint Lucia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.91 STD1M	$43.54 EC$117.67	-34.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$284.91 STD6M	$456.36 EC$1,233.33	+60.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.02 STD4M	$345.35 EC$933.33	+77.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$174.83 STD4M	$85.71 EC$231.64	-51.0%
Average			+33.5%

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pay 6.9% less for childcare

	Sao Tome and Principe	Saint Lucia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$228.62 STD5M	$212.76 EC$575.00	-6.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,194.77 STD49M	??
Average			-6.9%

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pay 23.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Sao Tome and Principe	Saint Lucia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 STD37,799	$3.89 EC$10.51	+129.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.26 STD50,442	$3.70 EC$10.00	+63.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.26 STD50,420	$9.25 EC$25.00	+308.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.92 STD756K	$48.57 EC$131.25	+43.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.16 STD449K	$6.48 EC$17.50	-67.9%
Average			+23.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Sao Tome and Principe	Saint Lucia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$52.73 EC$142.50
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.02 STD2M	$53.19 EC$143.75	-29.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$111.01 EC$300.00
Men's business shoes (leather)	$18.36 STD409K	$129.51 EC$350.00	+605.2%
Average			+123.6%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of clothing

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