Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Sao Tome and Principe
  3. Virgin Islands
  4. Comparison
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If you lived in Virgin Islands instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
local_dining

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $19.50
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 ?? $9.33
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $2.44
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) ?? $1.97
Sao Tome and Principe vs. Virgin Islands - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay (unknown) more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 ?? $4.63
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $5.68
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $7.34
Eggs
1 dozen
 ?? $4.29
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) ?? $5.75
Apples (1 lb) ?? $3.63
Bananas (1 lb) ?? $2.36
Oranges (1 lb) ?? $3.62
Tomatoes (1 lb) ?? $4.25
Potatoes (1 lb) ?? $2.90
Onions (1 lb) ?? $2.25
Sao Tome and Principe vs. Virgin Islands - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay (unknown) more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $3.17
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $35,333.33
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) ?? $64.71
Sao Tome and Principe vs. Virgin Islands - Cost of transportation
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home

pay (unknown) more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 ?? $112.11
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $1,463.89
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $1,320.83
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 ?? $223.86
Sao Tome and Principe vs. Virgin Islands - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay (unknown) more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $682.50
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $15,744.44
Sao Tome and Principe vs. Virgin Islands - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $4.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $5.44
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 ?? $3.75
Monthly membership at local gym ?? $121.11
Movie ticket to theater/cinema ?? $9.33
Sao Tome and Principe vs. Virgin Islands - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay (unknown) more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 ?? $65.00
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 ?? $95.00
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 ?? $107.50
Men's business shoes (leather) ?? ??
Sao Tome and Principe vs. Virgin Islands - Cost of clothing
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