Cost of living comparison

Sao Tome and Principe

compared to

Chile

Santiago vs. Sao Tome Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 50.7% more expensive than Sao Tome.

Restaurants: pay 27.7% less in Santiago
Groceries: pay 26.8% less in Santiago
Transportation: pay 18.3% less in Santiago
Housing: pay 18.3% more in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.1% more in Santiago
Clothing: pay 4.2 times more in Santiago

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

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Santiago vs. Sao Tome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.7% less for restaurants

	Sao Tome	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$29.20 STD651K	$10.50 CLF0.2500	-64.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 STD260K	$8.10 CLF0.1900	-30.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 STD42,768	$1.61 CLF0.0400	-15.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 STD26,025	$1.16 CLF0.0300	-0.3%
Average			-27.7%

Sao Tome vs. Santiago - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.8% less for groceries

	Sao Tome	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 STD24,088	$1.55 CLF0.0400	+43.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.22 STD228K	$5.13 CLF0.1200	-49.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.97 STD133K	$4.52 CLF0.1100	-24.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.09 STD114K	$4.01 CLF0.1000	-21.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.27 STD207K	$3.00 CLF0.0700	-67.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.12 STD47,219	$0.91 CLF0.0200	-57.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.53 STD11,805	$0.70 CLF0.0200	+32.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 STD41,316	$0.92 CLF0.0200	-50.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 STD35,414	$0.84 CLF0.0200	-47.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 STD26,561	$0.79 CLF0.0200	-33.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 STD20,658	$0.74 CLF0.0200	-19.8%
Average			-26.8%

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pay 18.3% less for transportation

	Sao Tome	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.40 STD143K	$5.23 CLF0.1200	-18.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$41.99 CLF0.9900
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$19,201.90 CLF454.4500
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$12.86 CLF0.3000
Average			-18.3%

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pay 18.3% more for housing

	Sao Tome	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.42 STD2M	$21.76 CLF0.5100	-70.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$350.40 STD8M	$502.56 CLF11.8900	+43.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$233.60 STD5M	$424.00 CLF10.0300	+81.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$107.40 CLF2.5400
Average			+18.3%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sao Tome	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$431.25 CLF10.2100
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$8,923.79 CLF211.2000

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pay 35.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Sao Tome	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 STD37,216	$3.15 CLF0.0700	+88.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.34 STD52,050	$3.09 CLF0.0700	+32.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 STD52,050	$5.56 CLF0.1300	+138.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.38 STD833K	$32.24 CLF0.7600	-13.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$21.02 STD468K	$6.30 CLF0.1500	-70.0%
Average			+35.1%

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pay 4.2 times more for clothing

	Sao Tome	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$53.82 CLF1.2700
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$30.77 CLF0.7300
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$73.54 CLF1.7400
Men's business shoes (leather)	$19.16 STD427K	$81.13 CLF1.9200	+323.5%
Average			+323.5%

Sao Tome vs. Santiago - Cost of clothing

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