Cost of living comparison
San Marino is 49.3% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in San Marino instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 11.3% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
Db428,710
|
$16.49
€15.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
Db208,231
|
$7.15
€6.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
Db48,995
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
Db24,498
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
pay 18.9% less for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
Db21,649
|
$1.47
€1.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
Db214,355
|
$5.22
€4.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
Db108,190
|
$4.54
€4.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
Db78,393
|
$2.52
€2.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
Db194,460
|
$3.24
€3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
Db33,336
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Db11,112
|
$0.99
€0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
Db38,892
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
Db33,336
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
Db25,002
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
Db19,446
|
$0.70
€0.66
|
|
pay 21.2% more for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
Db102,007
|
$5.55
€5.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$40.13
€37.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,638.17
€22,098.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$19.79
€18.50
|
|
pay 91.7% more for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$32.62
€30.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
Db7,349,315
|
$563.47
€526.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
Db4,899,543
|
$467.27
€436.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$54.81
€51.24
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$359.15
€335.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,497.25
€5,139.29
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
Db13,474
|
$4.40
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
Db36,747
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
Db783,927
|
$76.96
€71.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
Db440,959
|
$7.97
€7.45
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
San Marino
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$82.46
€77.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$32.98
€30.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$76.96
€71.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$97.85
€91.48
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