Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 40.7% more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC50.81
|
$19.24
Db428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.51
|
$9.35
Db208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.18
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
SVC5.88
|
$1.10
Db24,498
|
|
pay 53.9% more for groceries
El Salvador
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC15.98
|
$0.97
Db21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.86
|
$9.62
Db214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.42
|
$4.86
Db108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.54
|
$3.52
Db78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.79
|
$8.73
Db194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.50
|
$1.50
Db33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.50
|
$0.50
Db11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.94
|
$1.75
Db38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.52
|
$1.50
Db33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.03
|
$1.12
Db25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.26
|
$0.87
Db19,446
|
|
pay 17.9% more for transportation
El Salvador
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.84
|
$4.58
Db102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.37
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC156,796.90
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC254.26
|
?? | |
pay 43.2% less for housing
El Salvador
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC382.31
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,314.44
|
$329.83
Db7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,218.21
|
$219.89
Db4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC453.46
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
El Salvador
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC837.54
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC32,898.31
|
?? |
pay 34.9% more for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.07
|
$0.60
Db13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.09
|
$1.65
Db36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.84
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC274.23
|
$35.18
Db783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.55
|
$19.79
Db440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
El Salvador
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC466.04
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC358.24
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC708.75
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC740.43
|
?? |
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