Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 9.4% cheaper than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, you would:
pay 9.9% more for restaurants
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$19.24
STD428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
$1.10
STD24,498
|
|
pay 9.0% less for groceries
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$9.62
STD214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
$4.86
STD108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
$8.73
STD194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$0.50
STD11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$1.75
STD38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$1.12
STD25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.87
STD19,446
|
|
pay 67.3% less for transportation
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
$4.58
STD102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
?? | |
pay 9.9% less for housing
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
?? |
pay 29.5% more for entertainment and sports
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
$0.60
STD13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.65
STD36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
$35.18
STD783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$19.79
STD440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
?? |
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