Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 18.1% cheaper than Aruba.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 14.2% more for restaurants
Aruba
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
$19.24
STD428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
AWG16.67
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
AWG2.91
|
$1.10
STD24,498
|
|
pay 8.4% less for groceries
Aruba
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
AWG4.59
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.57
AWG11.85
|
$9.62
STD214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.86
AWG14.17
|
$4.86
STD108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
AWG7.40
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.22
AWG7.61
|
$8.73
STD194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
$0.50
STD11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
$1.75
STD38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
AWG4.91
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
$1.12
STD25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
$0.87
STD19,446
|
|
pay 9.1% less for transportation
Aruba
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.03
AWG9.07
|
$4.58
STD102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.83
AWG82.61
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.30
AWG60.02
|
?? | |
pay 57.4% less for housing
Aruba
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.25
AWG128.43
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$718.61
AWG1,295.29
|
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.75
AWG1,005.35
|
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.96
AWG246.87
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Aruba
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.61
AWG412.07
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,737.40
AWG19,354.17
|
?? |
pay 30.0% less for entertainment and sports
Aruba
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
AWG7.21
|
$0.60
STD13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
AWG5.55
|
$1.65
STD36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.48
AWG15.29
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.82
AWG109.63
|
$35.18
STD783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
$19.79
STD440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Aruba
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.45
AWG139.61
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
AWG70.10
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.64
AWG174.19
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.05
AWG194.77
|
?? |
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