Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 24.4% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 17.9% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.72
€16.62
|
$19.24
Db428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.84
€9.23
|
$9.35
Db208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
€2.67
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.17
|
$1.10
Db24,498
|
|
pay 49.3% more for groceries
Netherlands
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.95
€1.83
|
$0.97
Db21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
€5.56
|
$9.62
Db214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€4.07
|
$4.86
Db108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
$3.52
Db78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$8.73
Db194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.17
|
$1.50
Db33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.50
Db11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$1.75
Db38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$1.50
Db33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$1.12
Db25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.43
|
$0.87
Db19,446
|
|
pay 46.1% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.49
€7.96
|
$4.58
Db102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$104.47
€97.98
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,989.41
€27,188.19
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.81
€22.33
|
?? | |
pay 74.1% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.56
€41.79
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,134.22
€1,063.75
|
$329.83
Db7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$969.29
€909.06
|
$219.89
Db4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.88
€168.70
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Netherlands
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,616.01
€1,515.60
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,406.01
€6,007.98
|
?? |
pay 33.2% less for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.48
€5.14
|
$0.60
Db13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
€3.15
|
$1.65
Db36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
€8.36
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.22
€33.97
|
$35.18
Db783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.01
€12.20
|
$19.79
Db440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Netherlands
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.46
€82.97
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.75
€39.15
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.66
€90.65
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.64
€115.96
|
?? |
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