Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 86.3% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Peru, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Peru
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN11.10
|
$19.24
Db428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.63
|
$9.35
Db208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.82
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$1.10
Db24,498
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Peru
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.82
|
$0.97
Db21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.52
|
$9.62
Db214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN16.09
|
$4.86
Db108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.57
|
$3.52
Db78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN7.92
|
$8.73
Db194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.18
|
$1.50
Db33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$0.50
Db11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
$1.75
Db38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
$1.50
Db33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.40
|
$1.12
Db25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
$0.87
Db19,446
|
|
pay 13.7% less for transportation
Peru
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.75
|
$4.58
Db102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN61.60
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN76,014.19
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN44.43
|
?? | |
pay 13.2% more for housing
Peru
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN109.92
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,033.86
|
$329.83
Db7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN761.80
|
$219.89
Db4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN146.42
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Peru
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN603.88
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN18,064.02
|
?? |
pay 37.8% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.83
|
$0.60
Db13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.67
|
$1.65
Db36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN17.02
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN116.03
|
$35.18
Db783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN17.07
|
$19.79
Db440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Peru
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN149.31
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN85.30
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN251.73
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN223.33
|
?? |
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