Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 65.1% more expensive than Cambodia.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Cambodia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.38
KHR13,687.26
|
$19.24
STD428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
KHR23,724.58
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
KHR3,304.55
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
KHR1,871.72
|
$1.10
STD24,498
|
|
pay 68.8% more for groceries
Cambodia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
KHR6,386.01
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.44
KHR26,128.90
|
$9.62
STD214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.76
KHR31,478.62
|
$4.86
STD108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
KHR7,388.08
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
KHR7,934.54
|
$8.73
STD194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
KHR5,855.87
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
KHR2,153.49
|
$0.50
STD11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
KHR5,750.40
|
$1.75
STD38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
KHR2,460.38
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
KHR2,266.72
|
$1.12
STD25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
KHR2,011.23
|
$0.87
STD19,446
|
|
pay 1.4% less for transportation
Cambodia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
KHR18,829.19
|
$4.58
STD102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.81
KHR173,625.41
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR198,718,718.89
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.59
KHR30,781.12
|
?? | |
pay 3.2% more for housing
Cambodia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.00
KHR125,723.46
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.56
KHR1,316,229.88
|
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.52
KHR849,703.49
|
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.18
KHR268,393.30
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Cambodia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.97
KHR863,682.92
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,508.57
KHR26,395,407.68
|
?? |
pay 45.2% more for entertainment and sports
Cambodia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
KHR3,649.94
|
$0.60
STD13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
KHR8,905.62
|
$1.65
STD36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.53
KHR6,204.89
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
KHR177,748.49
|
$35.18
STD783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
KHR22,305.16
|
$19.79
STD440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Cambodia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.98
KHR93,186.01
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.07
KHR73,269.08
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.01
KHR279,876.68
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.05
KHR134,024.09
|
?? |
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