Cost of living comparison
compared to
Sao Tome vs. Santo Domingo Cost of Living Summary
Sao Tome is 30.7% more expensive than Santo Domingo.
Sao Tome vs. Santo Domingo Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Sao Tome instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Santo Domingo
|
Sao Tome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.05
DOP469.67
|
$29.20
STD651K
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.25
DOP422.71
|
$11.68
STD260K
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
DOP56.75
|
$1.92
STD42,768
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
DOP36.63
|
$1.17
STD26,025
|
|
Santo Domingo vs. Sao Tome - Cost of restaurants
pay 72.3% more for groceries
|
Santo Domingo
|
Sao Tome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
DOP87.29
|
$1.08
STD24,088
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
DOP213.27
|
$10.22
STD228K
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
DOP291.58
|
$5.97
STD133K
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
DOP139.57
|
$5.09
STD114K
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.47
DOP144.21
|
$9.27
STD207K
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
DOP83.19
|
$2.12
STD47,219
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
DOP22.43
|
$0.53
STD11,805
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
DOP73.90
|
$1.85
STD41,316
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
DOP48.16
|
$1.59
STD35,414
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
DOP58.96
|
$1.19
STD26,561
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
DOP58.67
|
$0.93
STD20,658
|
|
Santo Domingo vs. Sao Tome - Cost of groceries
pay 36.2% more for transportation
|
Santo Domingo
|
Sao Tome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
DOP273.90
|
$6.40
STD143K
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.35
DOP2,062.47
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,626.22
DOP2M
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.61
DOP1,202.36
|
?? | |
Santo Domingo vs. Sao Tome - Cost of transportation
pay 10.4% more for housing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Sao Tome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.89
DOP2,035.66
|
$72.42
STD2M
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$642.68
DOP37,493.68
|
$350.40
STD8M
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$337.05
DOP19,663.41
|
$233.60
STD5M
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.45
DOP3,993.17
|
?? | |
Santo Domingo vs. Sao Tome - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Santo Domingo
|
Sao Tome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.42
DOP13,150.82
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,865.34
DOP459K
|
?? |
Santo Domingo vs. Sao Tome - Cost of childcare
pay 22.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Santo Domingo
|
Sao Tome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.42
DOP140.90
|
$1.67
STD37,216
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
DOP137.56
|
$2.34
STD52,050
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
DOP328.77
|
$2.34
STD52,050
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.17
DOP1,935.05
|
$37.38
STD833K
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.25
DOP422.71
|
$21.02
STD468K
|
|
Santo Domingo vs. Sao Tome - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 84.1% less for clothing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Sao Tome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.49
DOP3,412.17
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.04
DOP2,802.38
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.54
DOP5,107.10
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.75
DOP7,044.30
|
$19.16
STD427K
|
|
Santo Domingo vs. Sao Tome - Cost of clothing
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