Cost of living comparison
India is 19.0% cheaper than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in India instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 77.0% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.05
STD424,436
|
$2.48
₹206.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
$3.94
₹328.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
STD42,444
|
$0.39
₹32.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
STD24,254
|
$0.17
₹14.23
|
|
pay 66.8% less for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
$0.46
₹38.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.52
STD212,218
|
$2.56
₹213.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
STD107,111
|
$2.56
₹212.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
$0.93
₹77.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.64
STD192,521
|
$1.36
₹113.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$0.85
₹71.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD11,001
|
$0.31
₹25.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
STD38,504
|
$0.47
₹39.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$0.23
₹19.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
STD24,753
|
$0.16
₹13.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
STD19,252
|
$0.17
₹14.37
|
|
pay 5.2% less for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.94
STD110,171
|
$4.69
₹390.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.04
₹836.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$13,372.81
₹1,113,962.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.97
₹247.46
|
|
pay 58.7% less for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$7.66
₹638.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
$136.15
₹11,341.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
$88.97
₹7,410.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$28.75
₹2,394.87
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$58.47
₹4,870.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,644.63
₹136,998.26
|
pay 21.9% more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.65
STD14,552
|
$1.84
₹153.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
STD36,380
|
$1.59
₹132.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
$3.63
₹302.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.83
STD776,112
|
$16.08
₹1,339.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.59
STD436,563
|
$3.38
₹281.43
|
|
pay 72.0% more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
India
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$23.53
₹1,959.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$24.73
₹2,060.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$41.02
₹3,417.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.85
STD397,758
|
$30.71
₹2,558.39
|
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