Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 29.9% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 6.7% less for restaurants
Guernsey
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.79
£15.04
|
$19.24
Db428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.96
|
$9.35
Db208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.84
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
£1.31
|
$1.10
Db24,498
|
|
pay 0.1% more for groceries
Guernsey
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
$0.97
Db21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
£4.57
|
$9.62
Db214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.55
|
$4.86
Db108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
£3.84
|
$3.52
Db78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.51
|
$8.73
Db194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
£2.17
|
$1.50
Db33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.68
£2.15
|
$0.50
Db11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.33
|
$1.75
Db38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.56
|
$1.50
Db33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.89
|
$1.12
Db25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.66
|
$0.87
Db19,446
|
|
pay 28.6% less for transportation
Guernsey
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.41
£5.14
|
$4.58
Db102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.62
£40.53
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,537.25
£22,851.75
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
£19.23
|
?? | |
pay 81.7% less for housing
Guernsey
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.19
£49.80
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.37
£1,257.50
|
$329.83
Db7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,409.56
£1,128.73
|
$219.89
Db4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.13
£117.82
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guernsey
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,425.66
£1,141.62
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,919.68
£13,548.76
|
?? |
pay 32.5% less for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.68
£4.55
|
$0.60
Db13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
£3.07
|
$1.65
Db36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.76
£7.82
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.46
£59.62
|
$35.18
Db783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.24
£7.40
|
$19.79
Db440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Guernsey
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.66
£72.59
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.47
£30.01
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.36
£68.36
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.62
£81.37
|
?? |
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