Cost of living comparison
compared to
San Salvador vs. Sao Tome Cost of Living Summary
San Salvador is 82.5% more expensive than Sao Tome.
San Salvador vs. Sao Tome Cost Breakdown
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Sao Tome, you would:
pay 44.8% less for restaurants
|
Sao Tome
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$29.20
STD651K
|
$7.00
SVC61.17
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.68
STD260K
|
$7.00
SVC61.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
STD42,768
|
$1.14
SVC9.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
STD26,025
|
$0.91
SVC7.97
|
|
Sao Tome vs. San Salvador - Cost of restaurants
pay 11.3% less for groceries
|
Sao Tome
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
STD24,088
|
$1.95
SVC17.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.22
STD228K
|
$3.77
SVC32.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.97
STD133K
|
$6.84
SVC59.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.09
STD114K
|
$3.01
SVC26.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.27
STD207K
|
$2.99
SVC26.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.12
STD47,219
|
$1.77
SVC15.48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
STD11,805
|
$0.76
SVC6.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.85
STD41,316
|
$1.17
SVC10.18
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.59
STD35,414
|
$1.22
SVC10.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.19
STD26,561
|
$0.97
SVC8.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
STD20,658
|
$0.98
SVC8.52
|
|
Sao Tome vs. San Salvador - Cost of groceries
pay 40.3% less for transportation
|
Sao Tome
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.40
STD143K
|
$3.82
SVC33.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.00
SVC131.09
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,500.00
SVC223K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.93
SVC261.54
|
|
Sao Tome vs. San Salvador - Cost of transportation
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Sao Tome
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.42
STD2M
|
$43.33
SVC378.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.40
STD8M
|
$900.00
SVC7,865.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.60
STD5M
|
$758.33
SVC6,627.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$82.16
SVC717.98
|
|
Sao Tome vs. San Salvador - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$162.67
SVC1,421.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,420.00
SVC56,105.21
|
Sao Tome vs. San Salvador - Cost of childcare
pay 7.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.67
STD37,216
|
$2.00
SVC17.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
STD52,050
|
$3.25
SVC28.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
STD52,050
|
$4.00
SVC34.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.38
STD833K
|
$30.80
SVC269.17
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$21.02
STD468K
|
$5.25
SVC45.88
|
|
Sao Tome vs. San Salvador - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 5.7 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$62.60
SVC547.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$45.83
SVC400.54
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$131.80
SVC1,151.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$19.16
STD427K
|
$109.17
SVC954.02
|
|
Sao Tome vs. San Salvador - Cost of clothing
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world.
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