Cost of living comparison

Sao Tome and Principe

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Grenada

St. George's vs. Sao Tome Cost of Living Summary

St. George's is 42.7% more expensive than Sao Tome.

Restaurants: pay 1.7% less in St. George's
Groceries: pay 24.0% more in St. George's
Transportation: pay 8.2% less in St. George's
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in St. George's
Childcare: pay 39.3% less in St. George's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.1% more in St. George's
Clothing: pay 68.0% more in St. George's

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

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St. George's vs. Sao Tome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St. George's instead of Sao Tome, you would:

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pay 1.7% less for restaurants

	Sao Tome	St. George's
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	$8.33 EC$22.50	+5.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.84 STD41,004	$1.94 EC$5.25	+5.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 STD27,770	$1.94 EC$5.25	+55.9%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 24.0% more for groceries

	Sao Tome	St. George's
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 STD22,187	$2.38 EC$6.44	+139.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.80 STD218K	$6.93 EC$18.74	-29.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.87 STD131K	$15.41 EC$41.64	+162.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.85 STD108K	$4.26 EC$11.50	-12.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.89 STD198K	$4.26 EC$11.50	-52.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 STD37,881	$6.11 EC$16.50	+259.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 STD17,644	$1.11 EC$3.00	+40.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 STD36,419	$0.74 EC$2.00	-54.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 STD34,958	$2.59 EC$7.00	+65.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.31 STD29,299	$1.30 EC$3.50	-1.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08 STD23,986	$1.67 EC$4.50	+54.7%
Average			+24.0%

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pay 8.2% less for transportation

	Sao Tome	St. George's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.46 STD144K	$5.28 EC$14.26	-18.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$64.35 EC$173.91
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,634.18 STD549M	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00	+5.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.43 STD500K	??
Average			-8.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Sao Tome	St. George's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.91 STD1M	$50.94 EC$137.67	-23.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$284.91 STD6M	$1,134.73 EC$3,066.67	+298.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.02 STD4M	$437.86 EC$1,183.33	+124.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$174.83 STD4M	$192.10 EC$519.15	+9.9%
Average			+140.3%

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pay 39.3% less for childcare

	Sao Tome	St. George's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$228.62 STD5M	$55.50 EC$150.00	-75.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,194.77 STD49M	$3,330.19 EC$9,000.00	+51.7%
Average			-39.3%

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pay 12.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Sao Tome	St. George's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 STD37,799	$2.78 EC$7.50	+63.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.26 STD50,442	$4.38 EC$11.83	+93.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.26 STD50,420	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.92 STD756K	$37.00 EC$100.00	+9.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.16 STD449K	$11.10 EC$30.00	-44.9%
Average			+12.1%

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pay 68.0% more for clothing

	Sao Tome	St. George's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$35.15 EC$95.00
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.02 STD2M	$44.40 EC$120.00	-40.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$50.57 EC$136.67
Men's business shoes (leather)	$18.36 STD409K	$87.57 EC$236.67	+376.9%
Average			+68.0%

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