Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 64.2% more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Namibia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.29
NAD116.13
|
$19.24
STD428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.42
NAD63.11
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
NAD13.74
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.48
|
$1.10
STD24,498
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Namibia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
NAD13.23
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.91
NAD53.69
|
$9.62
STD214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.29
NAD79.16
|
$4.86
STD108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
NAD38.48
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
NAD38.77
|
$8.73
STD194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
NAD16.18
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
NAD12.27
|
$0.50
STD11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
NAD11.63
|
$1.75
STD38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD11.91
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD8.03
|
$1.12
STD25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
NAD6.11
|
$0.87
STD19,446
|
|
pay 5.3% more for transportation
Namibia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
NAD80.25
|
$4.58
STD102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
NAD398.54
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,940.92
NAD201,965.49
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
NAD128.25
|
?? | |
pay 18.6% less for housing
Namibia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.79
NAD1,029.92
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.78
NAD6,844.39
|
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$297.91
NAD5,499.23
|
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.17
NAD1,036.90
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Namibia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.64
NAD2,208.49
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,165.39
NAD58,431.98
|
?? |
pay 53.1% more for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
NAD23.98
|
$0.60
STD13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
NAD26.38
|
$1.65
STD36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
NAD45.95
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.18
NAD723.29
|
$35.18
STD783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.65
NAD85.84
|
$19.79
STD440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Namibia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.34
NAD744.75
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.84
NAD477.02
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.25
NAD1,906.05
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.40
NAD1,151.82
|
?? |
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Sao Tome and Principe or Namibia. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.