Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 90.3% more expensive than Angola.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Angola, you would:
pay 43.2% more for restaurants
Angola
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.84
Kz6,537.39
|
$19.24
Db428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.50
Kz7,089.51
|
$9.35
Db208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
Kz1,488.49
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
Kz972.98
|
$1.10
Db24,498
|
|
pay 37.9% more for groceries
Angola
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
Kz1,374.16
|
$0.97
Db21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
Kz4,439.33
|
$9.62
Db214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.62
Kz5,524.81
|
$4.86
Db108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
Kz2,223.16
|
$3.52
Db78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.84
Kz2,372.68
|
$8.73
Db194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
Kz1,133.17
|
$1.50
Db33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
Kz310.82
|
$0.50
Db11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.92
Kz1,603.58
|
$1.75
Db38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
Kz735.08
|
$1.50
Db33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
Kz628.58
|
$1.12
Db25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
Kz649.51
|
$0.87
Db19,446
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Angola
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.31
Kz1,095.57
|
$4.58
Db102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.78
Kz26,509.43
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,935.66
Kz17,461,594.03
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.03
Kz12,536.50
|
?? | |
pay 97.8% more for housing
Angola
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$186.36
Kz155,436.03
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.16
Kz222,827.94
|
$329.83
Db7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$80.85
Kz67,433.62
|
$219.89
Db4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.72
Kz49,809.86
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Angola
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.79
Kz424,360.44
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,426.70
Kz8,696,497.15
|
?? |
pay 24.0% more for entertainment and sports
Angola
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
Kz1,626.42
|
$0.60
Db13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
Kz3,136.66
|
$1.65
Db36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
Kz1,987.10
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.05
Kz33,401.09
|
$35.18
Db783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
Kz4,521.95
|
$19.79
Db440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Angola
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.95
Kz80,031.83
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$150.31
Kz125,364.95
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$252.73
Kz210,790.45
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$238.10
Kz198,589.05
|
?? |
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