Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 35.5% cheaper than Denmark.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 30.3% less for restaurants
Denmark
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.31
DKK134.51
|
$19.24
STD428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
DKK83.61
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
DKK25.07
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
DKK19.02
|
$1.10
STD24,498
|
|
pay 4.4% more for groceries
Denmark
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
DKK18.07
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
DKK39.73
|
$9.62
STD214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
DKK45.33
|
$4.86
STD108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
DKK28.32
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.95
DKK34.50
|
$8.73
STD194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DKK9.16
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.59
|
$0.50
STD11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
DKK9.75
|
$1.75
STD38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
DKK12.29
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
DKK5.86
|
$1.12
STD25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
DKK5.43
|
$0.87
STD19,446
|
|
pay 43.7% less for transportation
Denmark
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
DKK56.62
|
$4.58
STD102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.32
DKK552.55
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,887.40
DKK277,868.24
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.16
DKK161.35
|
?? | |
pay 65.8% less for housing
Denmark
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.80
DKK228.52
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$904.62
DKK6,301.85
|
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$690.34
DKK4,809.10
|
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.35
DKK1,117.01
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Denmark
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$419.05
DKK2,919.21
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.90
DKK33,737.17
|
?? |
pay 42.0% less for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
DKK47.42
|
$0.60
STD13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
DKK36.00
|
$1.65
STD36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.52
DKK59.36
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
DKK253.42
|
$35.18
STD783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
DKK108.78
|
$19.79
STD440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Denmark
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.12
DKK676.58
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.49
DKK295.98
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.35
DKK685.12
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.97
DKK961.17
|
?? |
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