Cost of living comparison
Spain is 48.5% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Spain instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 6.6% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
Db428,710
|
$12.45
€11.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
Db208,231
|
$8.47
€7.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
Db48,995
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
Db24,498
|
$1.40
€1.32
|
|
pay 26.1% less for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
Db21,649
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
Db214,355
|
$5.73
€5.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
Db108,190
|
$3.55
€3.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
Db78,393
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
Db194,460
|
$3.11
€2.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
Db33,336
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Db11,112
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
Db38,892
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
Db33,336
|
$0.91
€0.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
Db25,002
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
Db19,446
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
pay 45.8% more for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
Db102,007
|
$6.67
€6.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$39.84
€37.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,357.72
€22,844.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.14
€13.26
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$40.62
€38.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
Db7,349,315
|
$697.48
€654.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
Db4,899,543
|
$570.67
€535.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$106.79
€100.16
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$342.46
€321.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,368.05
€6,910.24
|
pay 94.1% more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
Db13,474
|
$2.66
€2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
Db36,747
|
$1.85
€1.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
$5.55
€5.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
Db783,927
|
$43.33
€40.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
Db440,959
|
$8.42
€7.89
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$73.58
€69.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$33.02
€30.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$74.35
€69.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$91.35
€85.67
|
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