Sao Tome and Principe is 20.3% cheaper than Costa Rica.

If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Costa Rica, you would:

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pay 21.4% more for restaurants

 
Costa Rica
Sao Tome and Principe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.05
CRC4,671.69
$19.05
STD424,436
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.98
CRC4,635.06
$9.25
STD206,155
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.93
CRC996.12
$1.90
STD42,444

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pay 19.1% more for groceries

 
Costa Rica
Sao Tome and Principe
Bread
1 loaf
$2.46
CRC1,267.28
$0.96
STD21,433
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.95
CRC2,040.62
$9.52
STD212,218
Milk (1 gallon) $6.91
CRC3,568.06
$4.81
STD107,111

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pay 13.2% less for transportation

 
Costa Rica
Sao Tome and Principe
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.70
CRC2,939.60
$4.94
STD110,171
Monthly public transit pass $45.78
CRC23,627.37
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,441.08
CRC15,711,679.65
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pay 56.8% less for housing

 
Costa Rica
Sao Tome and Principe
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$45.97
CRC23,724.64
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $731.28
CRC377,438.28
$326.55
STD7,276,054
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $520.21
CRC268,500.67
$217.70
STD4,850,703

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Costa Rica
Sao Tome and Principe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $476.14
CRC245,750.98
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,916.17
CRC5,118,074.51
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pay 11.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Costa Rica
Sao Tome and Principe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.97
CRC1,531.48
$0.65
STD14,552
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.43
CRC1,771.17
$1.63
STD36,380
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.33
CRC2,234.62
$2.18
STD48,507

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pay 81.2% less for clothing

 
Costa Rica
Sao Tome and Principe
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$71.44
CRC36,870.65
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$46.89
CRC24,202.66
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$105.63
CRC54,517.97
??

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