Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 21.8% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Australia, you would:
pay 6.7% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.31
A$23.87
|
$19.24
Db428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
A$14.00
|
$9.35
Db208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
A$3.82
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
A$3.20
|
$1.10
Db24,498
|
|
pay 16.8% more for groceries
Australia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
A$3.12
|
$0.97
Db21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
A$6.60
|
$9.62
Db214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
A$7.79
|
$4.86
Db108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
A$5.48
|
$3.52
Db78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
A$5.54
|
$8.73
Db194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
A$2.24
|
$1.50
Db33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.75
|
$0.50
Db11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
A$2.05
|
$1.75
Db38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
A$3.27
|
$1.50
Db33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
A$1.61
|
$1.12
Db25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
A$1.29
|
$0.87
Db19,446
|
|
pay 7.4% less for transportation
Australia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
A$7.71
|
$4.58
Db102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.92
A$127.68
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,079.60
A$34,413.35
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.28
A$23.81
|
?? | |
pay 72.9% less for housing
Australia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.83
A$87.01
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,119.19
A$1,744.38
|
$329.83
Db7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$889.00
A$1,385.59
|
$219.89
Db4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.53
A$187.87
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Australia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,373.48
A$2,140.71
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,458.00
A$17,858.49
|
?? |
pay 38.7% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.72
A$8.91
|
$0.60
Db13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
A$5.14
|
$1.65
Db36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.53
A$38.23
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.71
A$72.80
|
$35.18
Db783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
A$19.09
|
$19.79
Db440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Australia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.47
A$111.40
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.82
A$65.18
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.71
A$158.52
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.56
A$166.08
|
?? |
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