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Cost of Living Comparison Between Sao Tome And Principe and Brazil Cost of Living Comparison Between Sao Tome And Principe and Brazil

😐 Solo nomad: Sao Tome And Principe is 90.1% more expensive than Brazil without rent, and 29.3% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Sao Tome And Principe is 82.8% more expensive than Brazil without rent, and 52.1% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Sao Tome And Principe
Brazil
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$20.50 STN 433
$5.32 R$28.56
285.34%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$41.91 STN 885
$28.38 R$152
47.67%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.10 STN 213
$6.41 R$34.41
57.57%
Cappuccino
$2.07 STN 43.62
$1.71 R$9.20
21.05%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.91 STN 40.34
$1.12 R$6.02
70.54%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.98 STN 20.72
$0.67 R$3.61
46.27%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.64 STN 34.55
$1.77 R$9.49
-7.34%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.91 STN 40.30
$2.63 R$14.14
-27.38%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Sao Tome And Principe
Brazil
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.38 STN 29.05
$1.03 R$5.51
33.98%
White Bread (500g)
$1.50 STN 31.63
$1.53 R$8.24
-1.96%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.87 STN 39.56
$1.18 R$6.35
58.47%
Eggs
$4.60 STN 97.2
$2.02 R$10.84
127.72%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.86 STN 419
$8.60 R$46.16
130.93%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$20.36 STN 430
$3.83 R$20.56
431.59%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$24.91 STN 526
$7.40 R$39.73
236.62%
Apples (1kg)
$4.71 STN 99.3
$2.14 R$11.51
120.09%
Banana (1kg)
$1.19 STN 25.18
$1.32 R$7.07
-9.85%
Oranges (1kg)
$4.06 STN 85.8
$1.19 R$6.39
241.18%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.50 STN 73.8
$1.44 R$7.72
143.06%
Potato (1kg)
$2.64 STN 55.7
$1.17 R$6.29
125.64%
Onion (1kg)
$1.99 STN 41.94
$1.05 R$5.63
89.52%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.71 STN 15.03
$0.75 R$4.04
-5.33%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.90 STN 40.20
$0.69 R$3.71
175.36%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.27 STN 47.96
$2.14 R$11.47
6.07%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.13 STN 172
$7.31 R$39.24
11.22%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.22 STN 25.81
$1.23 R$6.61
-0.81%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.27 STN 26.83
$2.24 R$12.00
-43.30%
🚌 Getting Around
Sao Tome And Principe
Brazil
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.22 STN 25.72
$0.92 R$4.92
32.61%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$41.49 R$223
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
-
$1.07 R$5.74
-
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
-
$0.90 R$4.81
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.84 STN 292
$7.30 R$39.18
89.59%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.69 STN 35.58
$1.10 R$5.90
53.64%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
-
$21.7K R$116.3K
-
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$22.9K STN 483.1K
$27.5K R$147.9K
-16.93%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Sao Tome And Principe
Brazil
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
-
$68.4 R$367
-
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$28.27 STN 597
$13.72 R$73.7
106.05%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$70.3 STN 1,485
$19.15 R$103
267.31%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Sao Tome And Principe
Brazil
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$37.58 STN 793
$22.72 R$122
65.40%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$29.27 STN 618
$22.74 R$122
28.72%
Cinema Ticket
$21.02 STN 444
$6.15 R$33.03
241.79%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Sao Tome And Principe
Brazil
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
-
$286 R$1,537
-
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
-
$7,507 R$40.3K
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Sao Tome And Principe
Brazil
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
-
$49.12 R$264
-
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
-
$42.97 R$231
-
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
-
$77.8 R$418
-
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$18.83 STN 397
$63.2 R$339
-70.21%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Sao Tome And Principe
Brazil
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$273 STN 5,772
$328 R$1,759
-16.54%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$190 STN 4,016
$230 R$1,235
-17.26%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$664 STN 14.0K
$654 R$3,514
1.55%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$526 STN 11.1K
$456 R$2,449
15.43%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,936 STN 40.9K
$1,769 R$9,497
9.49%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,184 STN 25.0K
$1,209 R$6,494
-2.13%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Sao Tome And Principe
Brazil
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$452 STN 9,551
$490 R$2,630
-7.63%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
7.38
11.16
-33.87%

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Last update for Sao Tome And Principe: January 13, 2026

Last update for Brazil: January 12, 2026

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