Cost of living comparison

Sao Tome and Principe

compared to

Barbados

Bridgetown vs. Sao Tome Cost of Living Summary

Bridgetown is 94.2% more expensive than Sao Tome.

Restaurants: pay 63.3% more in Bridgetown
Groceries: pay 23.5% more in Bridgetown
Transportation: pay 34.0% more in Bridgetown
Housing: pay 3.5 times more in Bridgetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.4% more in Bridgetown
Clothing: pay 41.1% more in Bridgetown

The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, and groceries in Bridgetown are more expensive than in Sao Tome. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Bridgetown.

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Bridgetown vs. Sao Tome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bridgetown instead of Sao Tome, you would:

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pay 63.3% more for restaurants

	Sao Tome	Bridgetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 STD200K	$20.00 BBD40.00	+123.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.89 STD176K	$10.00 BBD20.00	+26.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.84 STD41,004	$2.42 BBD4.83	+31.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 STD27,770	$1.50 BBD3.00	+20.4%
Average			+63.3%

Sao Tome vs. Bridgetown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.5% more for groceries

	Sao Tome	Bridgetown
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 STD22,187	$3.83 BBD7.67	+285.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.80 STD218K	$4.49 BBD8.97	-54.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.87 STD131K	$15.40 BBD30.80	+162.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.85 STD108K	$6.33 BBD12.67	+30.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.89 STD198K	$4.38 BBD8.77	-50.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 STD37,881	$2.49 BBD4.98	+46.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 STD17,644	$1.44 BBD2.88	+81.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 STD36,419	$2.38 BBD4.75	+45.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 STD34,958	$2.27 BBD4.54	+44.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.31 STD29,299	$0.82 BBD1.64	-37.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08 STD23,986	$1.05 BBD2.10	-2.6%
Average			+23.5%

Sao Tome vs. Bridgetown - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.0% more for transportation

	Sao Tome	Bridgetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.46 STD144K	$7.76 BBD15.52	+20.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,634.18 STD549M	$37,500.00 BBD75,000.00	+52.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.43 STD500K	??
Average			+34.0%

Sao Tome vs. Bridgetown - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

	Sao Tome	Bridgetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.91 STD1M	$81.25 BBD162.50	+21.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$284.91 STD6M	$1,183.33 BBD2,366.67	+315.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.02 STD4M	$1,133.33 BBD2,266.67	+481.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$174.83 STD4M	$149.12 BBD298.24	-14.7%
Average			+252.3%

Sao Tome vs. Bridgetown - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sao Tome	Bridgetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$228.62 STD5M	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,194.77 STD49M	??

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pay 46.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Sao Tome	Bridgetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 STD37,799	$2.50 BBD5.00	+47.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.26 STD50,442	$5.67 BBD11.33	+150.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.26 STD50,420	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.92 STD756K	$63.33 BBD126.67	+86.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.16 STD449K	$15.00 BBD30.00	-25.6%
Average			+46.4%

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pay 41.1% more for clothing

	Sao Tome	Bridgetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$52.50 BBD105.00
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.02 STD2M	$33.75 BBD67.50	-55.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$125.00 BBD250.00
Men's business shoes (leather)	$18.36 STD409K	$81.25 BBD162.50	+342.4%
Average			+41.1%

Sao Tome vs. Bridgetown - Cost of clothing

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