Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 2.3 times more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
Malaysia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.36
RM11.23
|
$19.24
Db428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.63
RM17.31
|
$9.35
Db208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
RM3.02
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
RM1.63
|
$1.10
Db24,498
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Malaysia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
RM4.03
|
$0.97
Db21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
RM30.55
|
$9.62
Db214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
RM27.22
|
$4.86
Db108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
RM6.69
|
$3.52
Db78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
RM8.96
|
$8.73
Db194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
RM4.70
|
$1.50
Db33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RM2.47
|
$0.50
Db11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
RM4.94
|
$1.75
Db38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
RM2.61
|
$1.50
Db33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
RM1.66
|
$1.12
Db25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
RM2.31
|
$0.87
Db19,446
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Malaysia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
RM8.53
|
$4.58
Db102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.01
RM85.88
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,228.03
RM163,216.36
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
RM24.17
|
?? | |
pay 1.1% more for housing
Malaysia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.77
RM127.63
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.71
RM1,557.94
|
$329.83
Db7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.05
RM1,035.00
|
$219.89
Db4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.40
RM164.05
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Malaysia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.81
RM690.52
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,108.87
RM29,130.13
|
?? |
pay 58.6% more for entertainment and sports
Malaysia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.43
RM16.33
|
$0.60
Db13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
RM11.75
|
$1.65
Db36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.06
RM19.35
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.59
RM155.41
|
$35.18
Db783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.62
RM17.27
|
$19.79
Db440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Malaysia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.09
RM224.54
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.30
RM115.87
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.25
RM296.82
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.25
RM268.21
|
?? |
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