Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 48.6% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 32.5% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$37.84
£29.78
|
$19.05
STD424,436
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£6.95
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
£2.23
|
$1.90
STD42,444
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.80
|
$1.09
STD24,254
|
|
pay 4.3% less for groceries
Jersey
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
£4.32
|
$9.52
STD212,218
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
£5.91
|
$4.81
STD107,111
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.04
£3.97
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
£4.25
|
$8.64
STD192,521
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.53
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.68
|
$0.49
STD11,001
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
£1.42
|
$1.73
STD38,504
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
£1.13
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.86
|
$1.11
STD24,753
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
£0.73
|
$0.86
STD19,252
|
|
pay 29.8% less for transportation
Jersey
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.04
£5.54
|
$4.94
STD110,171
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.58
£51.62
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,458.39
£23,973.55
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.21
£32.44
|
?? | |
pay 84.8% less for housing
Jersey
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.32
£50.63
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,860.29
£1,464.22
|
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.19
£85.16
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Jersey
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,002.18
£1,575.90
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,733.28
£14,744.81
|
?? |
pay 54.9% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.94
£5.46
|
$0.65
STD14,552
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
£3.75
|
$1.63
STD36,380
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
£10.18
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.30
£60.06
|
$34.83
STD776,112
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.40
£12.91
|
$19.59
STD436,563
|
|
pay 85.5% less for clothing
Jersey
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.59
£74.45
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.23
£42.69
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.32
£78.17
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.97
£96.79
|
$17.85
STD397,758
|
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