Cost of living comparison
Andorra is 71.9% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Andorra instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 6.1% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Andorra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
STD428,710
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
$8.43
€7.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
STD24,498
|
$1.38
€1.28
|
|
pay 18.5% less for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Andorra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
STD214,355
|
$6.23
€5.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
STD108,190
|
$4.10
€3.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
$2.10
€1.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
STD194,460
|
$4.38
€4.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
STD11,112
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
STD38,892
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
STD25,002
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
STD19,446
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
pay 50.4% more for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Andorra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
STD102,007
|
$6.89
€6.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$41.23
€38.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,339.82
€18,888.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.24
€15.08
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Andorra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$49.93
€46.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
$961.25
€892.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
$795.79
€739.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$83.84
€77.86
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Andorra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$569.51
€528.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$14,384.47
€13,358.13
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Andorra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
STD13,474
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
STD36,747
|
$2.98
€2.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$5.68
€5.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
STD783,927
|
$59.00
€54.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
STD440,959
|
$9.71
€9.02
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Andorra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$99.86
€92.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$41.53
€38.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$114.22
€106.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$123.99
€115.15
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