Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 7.0% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 53.4% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
STD428,710
|
$7.08
AMD2,748.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
$6.44
AMD2,498.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$0.91
AMD351.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
STD24,498
|
$0.43
AMD168.29
|
|
pay 42.0% less for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
$0.56
AMD216.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
STD214,355
|
$3.69
AMD1,432.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
STD108,190
|
$4.75
AMD1,845.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
$2.02
AMD783.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
STD194,460
|
$2.73
AMD1,058.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$0.56
AMD217.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
STD11,112
|
$0.82
AMD318.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
STD38,892
|
$0.73
AMD282.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$0.71
AMD277.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
STD25,002
|
$0.34
AMD131.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
STD19,446
|
$0.30
AMD115.35
|
|
pay 2.9% less for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
STD102,007
|
$4.44
AMD1,724.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.75
AMD4,171.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,749.24
AMD9,994,311.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.35
AMD1,299.26
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$17.61
AMD6,834.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
$662.62
AMD257,190.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
$469.53
AMD182,244.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$86.35
AMD33,517.33
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$180.96
AMD70,237.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,167.82
AMD3,170,259.13
|
pay 26.1% more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
STD13,474
|
$1.36
AMD529.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
STD36,747
|
$2.40
AMD933.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$1.92
AMD744.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
STD783,927
|
$51.24
AMD19,888.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
STD440,959
|
$5.15
AMD1,998.86
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$68.02
AMD26,399.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$52.72
AMD20,464.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$98.40
AMD38,191.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$88.10
AMD34,194.82
|
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