Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 24.7% cheaper than Saint Kitts and Nevis.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:
pay 12.4% more for restaurants
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
$19.24
STD428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
$1.10
STD24,498
|
|
pay 20.3% more for groceries
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$9.62
STD214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
$4.86
STD108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
$8.73
STD194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.50
STD11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$1.75
STD38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$1.12
STD25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.87
STD19,446
|
|
pay 50.5% less for transportation
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$4.58
STD102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 43.3% less for housing
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? | ?? |
pay 62.6% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$0.60
STD13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.65
STD36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
$35.18
STD783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$19.79
STD440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? | ?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? | ?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? | ?? |
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