Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 96.1% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 46.9% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Moldova
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.05
STD424,436
|
$7.91
MDL139.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
$6.78
MDL119.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
STD42,444
|
$0.83
MDL14.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
STD24,254
|
$0.59
MDL10.33
|
|
pay 40.3% less for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Moldova
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
$0.54
MDL9.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.52
STD212,218
|
$5.13
MDL90.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
STD107,111
|
$4.50
MDL79.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
$2.54
MDL44.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.64
STD192,521
|
$2.38
MDL41.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$0.36
MDL6.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD11,001
|
$0.84
MDL14.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
STD38,504
|
$0.74
MDL12.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$0.89
MDL15.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
STD24,753
|
$0.30
MDL5.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
STD19,252
|
$0.32
MDL5.61
|
|
pay 5.9% more for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.94
STD110,171
|
$5.23
MDL92.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$13.23
MDL232.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,307.77
MDL427,860.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.24
MDL74.63
|
|
pay 42.7% more for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Moldova
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$10.39
MDL182.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
$434.87
MDL7,654.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
$331.07
MDL5,827.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$182.16
MDL3,206.33
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$377.26
MDL6,640.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,340.62
MDL76,402.68
|
pay 22.5% more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.65
STD14,552
|
$1.41
MDL24.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
STD36,380
|
$1.73
MDL30.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
$2.72
MDL47.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.83
STD776,112
|
$44.49
MDL783.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.59
STD436,563
|
$7.35
MDL129.35
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Moldova
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$52.76
MDL928.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$46.75
MDL822.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$91.45
MDL1,609.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.85
STD397,758
|
$123.65
MDL2,176.49
|
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