Cost of living comparison

Sao Tome and Principe

compared to

Dominica

Roseau vs. Sao Tome Cost of Living Summary

Roseau is 5.1% more expensive than Sao Tome.

Restaurants: pay 6.1% less in Roseau
Groceries: pay 8.5% more in Roseau
Transportation: pay 9.8% more in Roseau
Housing: pay 5.2% less in Roseau
Childcare: pay 7.1% more in Roseau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.9% more in Roseau
Clothing: pay 57.6% more in Roseau

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

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Roseau vs. Sao Tome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.1% less for restaurants

	Sao Tome	Roseau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 STD200K	$7.40 EC$20.00	-17.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.89 STD176K	$6.57 EC$17.75	-16.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.84 STD41,004	$2.47 EC$6.67	+34.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 STD27,770	$2.22 EC$6.00	+78.1%
Average			-6.1%

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pay 8.5% more for groceries

	Sao Tome	Roseau
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 STD22,187	$2.10 EC$5.67	+110.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.80 STD218K	$1.20 EC$3.25	-87.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.87 STD131K	$12.61 EC$34.07	+114.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.85 STD108K	$5.60 EC$15.13	+15.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.89 STD198K	$5.09 EC$13.76	-42.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 STD37,881	$2.91 EC$7.86	+71.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 STD17,644	$1.07 EC$2.90	+35.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 STD36,419	$2.03 EC$5.49	+24.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 STD34,958	$2.33 EC$6.30	+48.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.31 STD29,299	$1.62 EC$4.37	+23.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08 STD23,986	$1.37 EC$3.71	+27.5%
Average			+8.5%

Sao Tome vs. Roseau - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.8% more for transportation

	Sao Tome	Roseau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.46 STD144K	$5.39 EC$14.58	-16.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$53.13 EC$143.58
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,634.18 STD549M	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64	+42.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.43 STD500K	$29.23 EC$79.00	+30.3%
Average			+9.8%

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pay 5.2% less for housing

	Sao Tome	Roseau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.91 STD1M	$70.92 EC$191.67	+6.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$284.91 STD6M	$283.68 EC$766.67	-0.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.02 STD4M	$203.51 EC$550.00	+4.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$174.83 STD4M	$108.58 EC$293.44	-37.9%
Average			-5.2%

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pay 7.1% more for childcare

	Sao Tome	Roseau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$228.62 STD5M	$129.51 EC$350.00	-43.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,194.77 STD49M	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00	+102.3%
Average			+7.1%

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pay 11.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Sao Tome	Roseau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 STD37,799	$1.85 EC$5.00	+9.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.26 STD50,442	$4.13 EC$11.17	+82.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.26 STD50,420	$7.40 EC$20.00	+227.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.92 STD756K	$46.25 EC$125.00	+36.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.16 STD449K	$8.33 EC$22.50	-58.7%
Average			+11.9%

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pay 57.6% more for clothing

	Sao Tome	Roseau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$55.50 EC$150.00
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.02 STD2M	$37.00 EC$100.00	-50.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$74.00 EC$200.00
Men's business shoes (leather)	$18.36 STD409K	$92.51 EC$250.00	+403.7%
Average			+57.6%

Sao Tome vs. Roseau - Cost of clothing

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