Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 47.4% more expensive than Armenia.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Armenia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.08
AMD2,759
|
$19.24
Db428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.44
AMD2,508
|
$9.35
Db208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
AMD353
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
AMD169
|
$1.10
Db24,498
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Armenia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
AMD218
|
$0.97
Db21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
AMD1,438
|
$9.62
Db214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
AMD1,852
|
$4.86
Db108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
AMD787
|
$3.52
Db78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
AMD1,063
|
$8.73
Db194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD218
|
$1.50
Db33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AMD319
|
$0.50
Db11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD283
|
$1.75
Db38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
AMD279
|
$1.50
Db33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD132
|
$1.12
Db25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD116
|
$0.87
Db19,446
|
|
pay 3.0% more for transportation
Armenia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
AMD1,731
|
$4.58
Db102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.75
AMD4,187
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,749.24
AMD10,031,167
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
AMD1,304
|
?? | |
pay 51.7% less for housing
Armenia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.61
AMD6,860
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.62
AMD258,138
|
$329.83
Db7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$469.53
AMD182,917
|
$219.89
Db4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.35
AMD33,641
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Armenia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.96
AMD70,497
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,167.82
AMD3,181,950
|
?? |
pay 36.1% more for entertainment and sports
Armenia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
AMD532
|
$0.60
Db13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
AMD936
|
$1.65
Db36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AMD747
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.24
AMD19,962
|
$35.18
Db783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.15
AMD2,006
|
$19.79
Db440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Armenia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.02
AMD26,497
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.72
AMD20,540
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.40
AMD38,332
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.10
AMD34,321
|
?? |
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