Cost of living comparison

Sao Tome and Principe

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Venezuela

Caracas vs. Sao Tome Cost of Living Summary

Caracas is 13.4% more expensive than Sao Tome.

Restaurants: pay 20.6% more in Caracas
Groceries: pay 4.4% less in Caracas
Transportation: pay 25.9% less in Caracas
Housing: pay 26.5% more in Caracas
Childcare: pay 39.5% more in Caracas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.7% more in Caracas
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Caracas

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

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Caracas vs. Sao Tome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.6% more for restaurants

	Sao Tome	Caracas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 STD200K	$10.80 VEF107.76	+20.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.89 STD176K	$11.00 VEF109.72	+39.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.84 STD41,004	$1.53 VEF15.23	-17.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 STD27,770	$1.32 VEF13.13	+5.6%
Average			+20.6%

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pay 4.4% less for groceries

	Sao Tome	Caracas
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 STD22,187	$2.27 VEF22.67	+128.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.80 STD218K	$5.08 VEF50.69	-48.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.87 STD131K	$10.26 VEF102.36	+74.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.85 STD108K	$4.73 VEF47.13	-2.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.89 STD198K	$4.21 VEF41.95	-52.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 STD37,881	$3.29 VEF32.80	+93.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 STD17,644	$0.91 VEF9.08	+14.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 STD36,419	$0.99 VEF9.84	-39.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 STD34,958	$1.05 VEF10.45	-33.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.31 STD29,299	$1.02 VEF10.17	-22.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08 STD23,986	$0.99 VEF9.88	-8.0%
Average			-4.4%

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pay 25.9% less for transportation

	Sao Tome	Caracas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.46 STD144K	$3.18 VEF31.72	-50.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$30.00 VEF299.24
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,634.18 STD549M	$25,000.00 VEF249K	+1.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.43 STD500K	$27.00 VEF269.31	+20.4%
Average			-25.9%

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pay 26.5% more for housing

	Sao Tome	Caracas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.91 STD1M	$37.99 VEF378.95	-43.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$284.91 STD6M	$610.08 VEF6,085.28	+114.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.02 STD4M	$425.00 VEF4,239.16	+117.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$174.83 STD4M	$16.60 VEF165.55	-90.5%
Average			+26.5%

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pay 39.5% more for childcare

	Sao Tome	Caracas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$228.62 STD5M	$160.00 VEF1,595.92	-30.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,194.77 STD49M	$6,100.00 VEF60,844.46	+177.9%
Average			+39.5%

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pay 8.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Sao Tome	Caracas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 STD37,799	$2.00 VEF19.95	+17.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.26 STD50,442	$3.63 VEF36.19	+60.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.26 STD50,420	$4.58 VEF45.68	+102.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.92 STD756K	$66.50 VEF663.30	+96.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.16 STD449K	$6.50 VEF64.83	-67.8%
Average			+8.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Sao Tome	Caracas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$76.58 VEF763.81
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.02 STD2M	$50.89 VEF507.62	-32.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$133.76 VEF1,334.21
Men's business shoes (leather)	$18.36 STD409K	$133.87 VEF1,335.27	+629.0%
Average			+122.4%

Sao Tome vs. Caracas - Cost of clothing

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