Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 24.2% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 99.2% more for restaurants
South Africa
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.29
ZAR149.79
|
$19.05
STD424,436
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.51
ZAR81.56
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
ZAR16.80
|
$1.90
STD42,444
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
$1.09
STD24,254
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
South Africa
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
ZAR16.78
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
ZAR63.54
|
$9.52
STD212,218
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
ZAR73.09
|
$4.81
STD107,111
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
ZAR37.70
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR35.53
|
$8.64
STD192,521
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.63
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.14
|
$0.49
STD11,001
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.62
|
$1.73
STD38,504
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.47
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
ZAR8.92
|
$1.11
STD24,753
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.07
|
$0.86
STD19,252
|
|
pay 2.9% more for transportation
South Africa
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
ZAR86.87
|
$4.94
STD110,171
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.85
ZAR919.16
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,587.45
ZAR354,031.44
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.44
ZAR152.55
|
?? | |
pay 21.4% less for housing
South Africa
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.70
ZAR735.71
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.07
ZAR6,562.27
|
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.06
ZAR5,857.19
|
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.48
ZAR1,382.31
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
South Africa
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.15
ZAR3,075.45
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,782.54
ZAR68,367.19
|
?? |
pay 31.3% more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
ZAR36.88
|
$0.65
STD14,552
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
ZAR32.36
|
$1.63
STD36,380
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
ZAR48.47
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
ZAR515.94
|
$34.83
STD776,112
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
ZAR107.31
|
$19.59
STD436,563
|
|
pay 76.9% less for clothing
South Africa
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.73
ZAR808.41
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
ZAR545.83
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.48
ZAR1,472.67
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.16
ZAR1,394.53
|
$17.85
STD397,758
|
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