Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 45.5% more expensive than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 78.7% more for restaurants
Bulgaria
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
BGN15.08
|
$19.24
STD428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
BGN11.78
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
BGN2.05
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BGN1.42
|
$1.10
STD24,498
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Bulgaria
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
BGN1.56
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
BGN7.08
|
$9.62
STD214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
BGN9.31
|
$4.86
STD108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
BGN4.51
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
BGN4.81
|
$8.73
STD194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
BGN1.09
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.34
|
$0.50
STD11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BGN1.08
|
$1.75
STD38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
BGN1.61
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.64
|
$1.12
STD25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.63
|
$0.87
STD19,446
|
|
pay 23.3% less for transportation
Bulgaria
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.97
BGN10.90
|
$4.58
STD102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.31
BGN42.55
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,602.60
BGN35,786.12
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.25
BGN9.58
|
?? | |
pay 22.4% more for housing
Bulgaria
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.02
BGN21.95
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.22
BGN471.41
|
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.85
BGN342.94
|
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.84
BGN158.54
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bulgaria
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$233.94
BGN427.07
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,240.59
BGN5,915.95
|
?? |
pay 42.3% more for entertainment and sports
Bulgaria
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
BGN2.72
|
$0.60
STD13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
BGN2.65
|
$1.65
STD36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
BGN5.93
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.44
BGN42.79
|
$35.18
STD783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
BGN10.63
|
$19.79
STD440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bulgaria
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.50
BGN84.90
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.35
BGN49.93
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.67
BGN125.37
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.55
BGN117.84
|
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