Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 72.2% more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Kenya
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
KES404.55
|
$19.05
STD424,436
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
KES758.35
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
KES79.33
|
$1.90
STD42,444
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
KES62.50
|
$1.09
STD24,254
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Kenya
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
KES66.10
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
KES562.45
|
$9.52
STD212,218
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.86
KES375.95
|
$4.81
STD107,111
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
KES213.03
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
KES304.43
|
$8.64
STD192,521
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
KES132.75
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.55
|
$0.49
STD11,001
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
KES79.19
|
$1.73
STD38,504
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.81
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
KES38.33
|
$1.11
STD24,753
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES49.78
|
$0.86
STD19,252
|
|
pay 12.3% less for transportation
Kenya
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
KES740.79
|
$4.94
STD110,171
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.59
KES4,413.17
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,982.90
KES2,231,224.78
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KES1,168.59
|
?? | |
pay 84.8% more for housing
Kenya
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
KES5,153.20
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$184.65
KES24,260.10
|
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.87
KES14,828.63
|
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.03
KES2,631.70
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Kenya
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.67
KES15,853.74
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,188.65
KES813,068.55
|
?? |
pay 29.4% more for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.94
KES255.39
|
$0.65
STD14,552
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.12
KES279.03
|
$1.63
STD36,380
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
KES349.85
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
KES3,970.88
|
$34.83
STD776,112
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.77
KES758.72
|
$19.59
STD436,563
|
|
pay 54.6% less for clothing
Kenya
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.35
KES1,754.13
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.55
KES2,700.48
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.06
KES3,949.14
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.30
KES5,163.57
|
$17.85
STD397,758
|
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