Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 51.4% more expensive than Honduras.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Honduras, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Honduras
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.48
HNL135.35
|
$19.24
STD428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.12
HNL176.01
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
HNL21.56
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
HNL17.71
|
$1.10
STD24,498
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Honduras
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HNL41.28
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.36
HNL58.23
|
$9.62
STD214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
HNL108.85
|
$4.86
STD108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
HNL53.09
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
HNL46.64
|
$8.73
STD194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
HNL36.57
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
HNL15.17
|
$0.50
STD11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
HNL19.80
|
$1.75
STD38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
HNL12.23
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
HNL15.32
|
$1.12
STD25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
HNL15.90
|
$0.87
STD19,446
|
|
pay 5.4% more for transportation
Honduras
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
HNL107.26
|
$4.58
STD102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.86
HNL885.86
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,799.83
HNL587,915.88
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.52
HNL432.79
|
?? | |
pay 20.9% less for housing
Honduras
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.47
HNL1,963.19
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$397.57
HNL9,821.06
|
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.08
HNL7,215.06
|
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.27
HNL2,452.19
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Honduras
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.74
HNL5,082.23
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,578.69
HNL88,402.62
|
?? |
pay 48.5% more for entertainment and sports
Honduras
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
HNL40.53
|
$0.60
STD13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
HNL55.52
|
$1.65
STD36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
HNL63.37
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.52
HNL902.05
|
$35.18
STD783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
HNL108.63
|
$19.79
STD440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Honduras
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.71
HNL1,055.07
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.63
HNL978.87
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.01
HNL1,803.48
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.60
HNL1,892.09
|
?? |
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