Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 2.5 times more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 5.1 times more for restaurants
Bhutan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN255.28
|
$19.24
STD428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN255.28
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN39.99
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.30
|
$1.10
STD24,498
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Bhutan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.40
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN159.55
|
$9.62
STD214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN264.27
|
$4.86
STD108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN139.95
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.55
|
$8.73
STD194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN104.24
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.91
|
$0.50
STD11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.94
|
$1.75
STD38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.11
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.62
|
$1.12
STD25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.94
|
$0.87
STD19,446
|
|
pay 8.7% more for transportation
Bhutan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN351.57
|
$4.58
STD102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,277.23
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,276,378.54
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN816.88
|
?? | |
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Bhutan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,701.84
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,657.08
|
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,153.40
|
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,160.33
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bhutan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,915.02
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,371.68
|
?? |
pay 53.1% more for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN840.65
|
$0.60
STD13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN102.11
|
$1.65
STD36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN510.55
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,959.27
|
$35.18
STD783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN306.33
|
$19.79
STD440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bhutan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,484.68
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,582.71
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,403.68
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,254.60
|
?? |
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