Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 17.3% cheaper than Isle of Man.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Isle of Man, you would:
pay 5.5% less for restaurants
Isle of Man
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.36
£17.82
|
$19.24
STD428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
£6.72
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
£1.53
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
£1.31
|
$1.10
STD24,498
|
|
pay 52.3% more for groceries
Isle of Man
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
£2.55
|
$9.62
STD214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
£4.08
|
$4.86
STD108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
£2.34
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.50
|
$8.73
STD194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.87
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$0.50
STD11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
£0.94
|
$1.75
STD38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.08
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.40
|
$1.12
STD25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.64
|
$0.87
STD19,446
|
|
pay 34.0% less for transportation
Isle of Man
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.53
|
$4.58
STD102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.75
£31.68
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,599.90
£18,807.71
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
£12.67
|
?? | |
pay 72.8% less for housing
Isle of Man
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.51
£40.26
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,090.29
£868.89
|
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$908.29
£723.85
|
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.99
£92.43
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Isle of Man
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$838.42
£668.17
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.93
£14,105.78
|
?? |
pay 26.7% less for entertainment and sports
Isle of Man
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.35
£3.46
|
$0.60
STD13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
£2.88
|
$1.65
STD36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.88
£30.19
|
$35.18
STD783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.94
£7.92
|
$19.79
STD440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Isle of Man
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.06
£39.10
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
£28.11
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.00
£42.23
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.00
£42.23
|
?? |
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