Cost of living comparison

Sao Tome and Principe

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Namibia

Windhoek vs. Sao Tome Cost of Living Summary

Windhoek is 3.3% more expensive than Sao Tome.

Restaurants: pay 9.3% less in Windhoek
Groceries: pay 34.3% less in Windhoek
Transportation: pay 22.0% less in Windhoek
Housing: pay 45.9% more in Windhoek
Childcare: pay 48.8% more in Windhoek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.1% less in Windhoek
Clothing: pay 54.3% more in Windhoek

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

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Windhoek vs. Sao Tome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.3% less for restaurants

	Sao Tome	Windhoek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 STD200K	$11.42 NAD188.06	+27.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.89 STD176K	$6.01 NAD98.98	-23.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.84 STD41,004	$0.84 NAD13.86	-54.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 STD27,770	$0.89 NAD14.69	-28.4%
Average			-9.3%

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pay 34.3% less for groceries

	Sao Tome	Windhoek
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 STD22,187	$0.92 NAD15.09	-7.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.80 STD218K	$4.69 NAD77.27	-52.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.87 STD131K	$5.92 NAD97.42	+0.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.85 STD108K	$3.12 NAD51.34	-35.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.89 STD198K	$3.06 NAD50.45	-65.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 STD37,881	$0.99 NAD16.36	-41.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 STD17,644	$0.89 NAD14.59	+11.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 STD36,419	$0.84 NAD13.75	-48.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 STD34,958	$0.92 NAD15.07	-41.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.31 STD29,299	$0.90 NAD14.87	-31.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08 STD23,986	$0.80 NAD13.24	-25.3%
Average			-34.3%

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pay 22.0% less for transportation

	Sao Tome	Windhoek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.46 STD144K	$5.21 NAD85.71	-19.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$48.10 NAD791.85
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,634.18 STD549M	$23,990.15 NAD395K	-2.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.43 STD500K	$8.00 NAD131.65	-64.4%
Average			-22.0%

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pay 45.9% more for housing

	Sao Tome	Windhoek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.91 STD1M	$50.44 NAD830.34	-24.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$284.91 STD6M	$500.55 NAD8,240.19	+75.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.02 STD4M	$354.07 NAD5,828.90	+81.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$174.83 STD4M	$108.00 NAD1,777.91	-38.2%
Average			+45.9%

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pay 48.8% more for childcare

	Sao Tome	Windhoek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$228.62 STD5M	$208.44 NAD3,431.35	-8.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,194.77 STD49M	$5,331.14 NAD87,763.39	+142.9%
Average			+48.8%

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pay 21.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Sao Tome	Windhoek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 STD37,799	$1.95 NAD32.17	+15.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.26 STD50,442	$2.30 NAD37.94	+1.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.26 STD50,420	$3.31 NAD54.44	+46.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.92 STD756K	$37.08 NAD610.38	+9.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.16 STD449K	$5.41 NAD89.08	-73.2%
Average			-21.1%

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pay 54.3% more for clothing

	Sao Tome	Windhoek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$54.86 NAD903.20
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.02 STD2M	$34.63 NAD570.13	-53.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$89.44 NAD1,472.35
Men's business shoes (leather)	$18.36 STD409K	$94.70 NAD1,558.96	+415.7%
Average			+54.3%

Sao Tome vs. Windhoek - Cost of clothing

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