Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 1.1% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Japan, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Japan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,026
|
$19.05
STD424,436
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥766
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥158
|
$1.90
STD42,444
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥124
|
$1.09
STD24,254
|
|
pay 24.2% more for groceries
|
Japan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥219
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥863
|
$9.52
STD212,218
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥800
|
$4.81
STD107,111
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥310
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥402
|
$8.64
STD192,521
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥300
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥172
|
$0.49
STD11,001
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥275
|
$1.73
STD38,504
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥281
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥173
|
$1.11
STD24,753
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥140
|
$0.86
STD19,252
|
|
pay 18.5% more for transportation
|
Japan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥650
|
$4.94
STD110,171
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,444
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,339,811
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,806
|
?? | |
pay 32.1% less for housing
|
Japan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,212
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥74,850
|
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥50,109
|
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,669
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Japan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥37,478
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,683,295
|
?? |
pay 25.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥405
|
$0.65
STD14,552
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥427
|
$1.63
STD36,380
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥602
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,649
|
$34.83
STD776,112
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,802
|
$19.59
STD436,563
|
|
pay 79.1% less for clothing
|
Japan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,021
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,044
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,255
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,315
|
$17.85
STD397,758
|
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