Cost of living comparison

Sao Tome and Principe

compared to

Burma

Burma vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost of Living Summary

Burma is 14.7% cheaper than Sao Tome and Principe overall.

Restaurants: pay 66.1% less in Burma
Groceries: pay 40.0% less in Burma
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Burma
Housing: pay 25.6% less in Burma
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Burma
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.9% less in Burma
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Burma

The cost of childcare, clothing, and transportation in Burma are more expensive than in Sao Tome and Principe. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing are lower in Burma. Notably, childcare, clothing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Burma.

Burma vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Burma instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:

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pay 66.1% less for restaurants

	Sao Tome and Principe	Burma
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 STD200K	$2.28 MMK4,788	-74.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.89 STD176K	$3.00 MMK6,300	-62.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.84 STD41,004	$0.79 MMK1,668	-56.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 STD27,770	$0.81 MMK1,708	-34.7%
Average			-66.1%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Burma - Cost of restaurants

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pay 40.0% less for groceries

	Sao Tome and Principe	Burma
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 STD22,187	$1.08 MMK2,263	+8.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.80 STD218K	$4.15 MMK8,716	-57.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.87 STD131K	$5.14 MMK10,784	-12.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.85 STD108K	$1.41 MMK2,964	-70.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.89 STD198K	$2.41 MMK5,064	-72.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 STD37,881	$1.99 MMK4,177	+17.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 STD17,644	$0.48 MMK1,001	-39.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 STD36,419	$1.23 MMK2,588	-24.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 STD34,958	$0.86 MMK1,810	-45.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.31 STD29,299	$0.87 MMK1,830	-33.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08 STD23,986	$0.64 MMK1,353	-40.2%
Average			-40.0%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Burma - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Sao Tome and Principe	Burma
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.46 STD144K	$34.52 MMK72,482	+434.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$11.83 MMK24,840
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,634.18 STD549M	$30,000.00 MMK63M	+21.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.43 STD500K	$9.00 MMK18,900	-59.9%
Average			+109.5%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Burma - Cost of transportation

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pay 25.6% less for housing

	Sao Tome and Principe	Burma
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.91 STD1M	$18.72 MMK39,315	-72.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$284.91 STD6M	$281.90 MMK592K	-1.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.02 STD4M	$196.13 MMK412K	+0.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$174.83 STD4M	$37.83 MMK79,431	-78.4%
Average			-25.6%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Sao Tome and Principe	Burma
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$228.62 STD5M	$369.96 MMK777K	+61.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,194.77 STD49M	$11,486.84 MMK24M	+423.4%
Average			+191.0%

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pay 59.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Sao Tome and Principe	Burma
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 STD37,799	$1.00 MMK2,100	-41.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.26 STD50,442	$1.49 MMK3,123	-34.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.26 STD50,420	$1.32 MMK2,771	-41.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.92 STD756K	$18.76 MMK39,398	-44.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.16 STD449K	$2.50 MMK5,250	-87.6%
Average			-59.9%

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Sao Tome and Principe	Burma
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$89.36 MMK188K
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.02 STD2M	$64.37 MMK135K	-14.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$100.83 MMK212K
Men's business shoes (leather)	$18.36 STD409K	$129.71 MMK272K	+606.3%
Average			+146.2%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Burma - Cost of clothing

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