Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 2.2 times more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Moldova
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.31
MDL58.42
|
$19.24
STD428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.86
MDL68.16
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MDL11.81
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
MDL8.40
|
$1.10
STD24,498
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Moldova
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
MDL6.70
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.61
MDL63.82
|
$9.62
STD214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
MDL53.04
|
$4.86
STD108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
MDL27.00
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
MDL30.52
|
$8.73
STD194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.28
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MDL10.13
|
$0.50
STD11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MDL9.69
|
$1.75
STD38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
MDL10.37
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
MDL3.91
|
$1.12
STD25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
MDL3.54
|
$0.87
STD19,446
|
|
pay 8.6% less for transportation
Moldova
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
MDL88.44
|
$4.58
STD102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.20
MDL268.49
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,888.83
MDL280,670.43
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.20
MDL56.61
|
?? | |
pay 43.6% more for housing
Moldova
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.47
MDL167.26
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.53
MDL4,001.58
|
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.30
MDL2,743.24
|
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.16
MDL1,468.91
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Moldova
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.45
MDL3,982.47
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,677.02
MDL64,953.25
|
?? |
pay 77.7% more for entertainment and sports
Moldova
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
MDL17.85
|
$0.60
STD13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MDL20.26
|
$1.65
STD36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
MDL37.74
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.94
MDL440.47
|
$35.18
STD783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MDL79.33
|
$19.79
STD440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Moldova
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.37
MDL748.50
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.63
MDL541.07
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.19
MDL1,363.50
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.31
MDL1,559.99
|
?? |
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