Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 1.6% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 54.2% more for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.60
|
$19.24
Db428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.57
|
$9.35
Db208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.87
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.50
|
$1.10
Db24,498
|
|
pay 24.6% more for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.71
|
$0.97
Db21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.18
|
$9.62
Db214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.24
|
$4.86
Db108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK15.01
|
$3.52
Db78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.17
|
$8.73
Db194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.50
|
$1.50
Db33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.50
|
$0.50
Db11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.68
|
$1.75
Db38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.92
|
$1.50
Db33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.58
|
$1.12
Db25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.74
|
$0.87
Db19,446
|
|
pay 1.5% more for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.26
|
$4.58
Db102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK146.32
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK173,692.23
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK73.82
|
?? | |
pay 68.5% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,447.44
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,250.38
|
$329.83
Db7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,758.63
|
$219.89
Db4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK410.69
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,284.23
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,369.22
|
?? |
pay 20.0% less for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK11.94
|
$0.60
Db13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.69
|
$1.65
Db36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.14
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK199.75
|
$35.18
Db783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.57
|
$19.79
Db440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK141.12
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK151.98
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK257.82
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK363.67
|
?? |
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