Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 4.3% more expensive than Grenada.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Grenada, you would:
pay 43.3% more for restaurants
Grenada
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.35
EC$22.57
|
$19.24
STD428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
EC$20.64
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
EC$4.64
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
EC$3.23
|
$1.10
STD24,498
|
|
pay 38.2% more for groceries
Grenada
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
EC$3.36
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
$9.62
STD214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.79
EC$15.65
|
$4.86
STD108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
EC$9.42
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
EC$10.23
|
$8.73
STD194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
EC$2.40
|
$0.50
STD11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
EC$2.75
|
$1.75
STD38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.41
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
EC$3.03
|
$1.12
STD25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
EC$1.84
|
$0.87
STD19,446
|
|
pay 7.8% less for transportation
Grenada
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
EC$13.42
|
$4.58
STD102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.74
EC$102.00
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,795.76
EC$53,499.03
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$133.44
EC$360.63
|
?? | |
pay 41.9% less for housing
Grenada
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.53
EC$128.45
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.94
EC$1,556.51
|
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$372.39
EC$1,006.40
|
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.91
EC$218.66
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Grenada
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$811.66
EC$2,193.55
|
?? |
pay 10.2% less for entertainment and sports
Grenada
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
EC$5.04
|
$0.60
STD13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
EC$9.65
|
$1.65
STD36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.60
EC$12.43
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.12
EC$121.93
|
$35.18
STD783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.10
EC$21.89
|
$19.79
STD440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Grenada
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.49
EC$231.04
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.93
EC$107.90
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.50
EC$228.38
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
EC$268.09
|
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