Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 84.5% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Belarus
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.76
BYN25.39
|
$19.24
STD428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
BYN15.83
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BYN2.46
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
$1.10
STD24,498
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Belarus
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.94
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
BYN10.69
|
$9.62
STD214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BYN9.63
|
$4.86
STD108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.34
BYN4.40
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
BYN5.84
|
$8.73
STD194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
BYN1.91
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BYN2.73
|
$0.50
STD11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.89
|
$1.75
STD38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.46
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
$1.12
STD25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
$0.87
STD19,446
|
|
pay 34.8% more for transportation
Belarus
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
BYN11.11
|
$4.58
STD102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.41
BYN53.72
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,188.13
BYN69,354.98
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.84
BYN19.12
|
?? | |
pay 31.8% more for housing
Belarus
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.49
BYN40.89
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$253.76
BYN830.63
|
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.77
BYN539.34
|
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.75
BYN156.29
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Belarus
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.88
BYN2,336.75
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,807.37
BYN32,102.40
|
?? |
pay 75.6% more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
BYN3.14
|
$0.60
STD13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
BYN5.47
|
$1.65
STD36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.70
BYN5.55
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.31
BYN95.95
|
$35.18
STD783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
BYN13.87
|
$19.79
STD440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Belarus
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.92
BYN202.69
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.03
BYN121.21
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.08
BYN268.66
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.90
BYN304.08
|
?? |
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