Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 17.2% cheaper than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 1.8% more for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.39
£13.80
|
$19.24
Db428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.90
|
$9.35
Db208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
£1.36
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
£1.45
|
$1.10
Db24,498
|
|
pay 35.2% more for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
£1.37
|
$0.97
Db21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.16
£3.30
|
$9.62
Db214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
£3.14
|
$4.86
Db108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
£2.06
|
$3.52
Db78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
£3.02
|
$8.73
Db194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
£1.77
|
$1.50
Db33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
£0.72
|
$0.50
Db11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
£0.77
|
$1.75
Db38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.76
|
$1.50
Db33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
£0.61
|
$1.12
Db25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
£0.64
|
$0.87
Db19,446
|
|
pay 12.5% less for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
£4.15
|
$4.58
Db102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.42
£9.86
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,381.44
£26,491.11
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.72
£19.62
|
?? | |
pay 83.6% less for housing
Gibraltar
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.65
£40.99
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,771.10
£1,405.53
|
$329.83
Db7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,551.15
£1,230.97
|
$219.89
Db4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.77
£67.27
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$897.07
£711.91
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,592.94
£9,200.01
|
?? |
pay 27.1% less for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.04
£3.20
|
$0.60
Db13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
£2.27
|
$1.65
Db36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.22
£3.35
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.59
£53.64
|
$35.18
Db783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
£8.38
|
$19.79
Db440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.27
£97.03
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.76
£32.34
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.94
£99.94
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
£73.93
|
?? |
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