Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 32.8% cheaper than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 57.5% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
STD428,710
|
$7.76
BYN25.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
$4.84
BYN15.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
STD24,498
|
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
|
pay 44.7% less for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
STD214,355
|
$3.27
BYN10.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
STD108,190
|
$2.94
BYN9.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
$1.34
BYN4.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
STD194,460
|
$1.78
BYN5.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$0.58
BYN1.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
STD11,112
|
$0.83
BYN2.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
STD38,892
|
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$1.06
BYN3.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
STD25,002
|
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
STD19,446
|
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
|
pay 25.8% less for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
STD102,007
|
$3.40
BYN11.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$16.41
BYN53.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,188.13
BYN69,135.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.84
BYN19.06
|
|
pay 24.1% less for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$12.49
BYN40.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
$253.76
BYN828.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
$164.77
BYN537.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$47.75
BYN155.80
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$713.88
BYN2,329.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,807.37
BYN32,000.60
|
pay 11.7% less for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
STD13,474
|
$0.96
BYN3.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
STD36,747
|
$1.67
BYN5.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$1.70
BYN5.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
STD783,927
|
$29.31
BYN95.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
STD440,959
|
$4.24
BYN13.83
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$61.92
BYN202.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$37.03
BYN120.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$82.08
BYN267.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$92.90
BYN303.12
|
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