Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 14.8% cheaper than Andorra.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Andorra, you would:
pay 11.6% more for restaurants
Andorra
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$19.24
STD428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
€7.87
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
€1.87
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
€1.29
|
$1.10
STD24,498
|
|
pay 40.0% more for groceries
Andorra
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.23
€5.82
|
$9.62
STD214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
€3.83
|
$4.86
STD108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
€1.96
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.38
€4.10
|
$8.73
STD194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.11
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.50
STD11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$1.75
STD38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.26
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$1.12
STD25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.87
STD19,446
|
|
pay 33.5% less for transportation
Andorra
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.89
€6.43
|
$4.58
STD102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€38.51
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,339.82
€18,999.55
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.24
€15.17
|
?? | |
pay 69.1% less for housing
Andorra
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.93
€46.64
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$961.25
€897.91
|
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$795.79
€743.35
|
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.84
€78.32
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Andorra
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$569.51
€531.99
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,384.47
€13,436.62
|
?? |
pay 23.2% less for entertainment and sports
Andorra
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.29
€2.14
|
$0.60
STD13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
€2.78
|
$1.65
STD36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.68
€5.31
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.00
€55.12
|
$35.18
STD783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.71
€9.07
|
$19.79
STD440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Andorra
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$99.86
€93.28
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.53
€38.80
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.22
€106.69
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.99
€115.82
|
?? |
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