Cost of living comparison
Dominica is 28.4% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Dominica instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 20.4% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
Db428,710
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
Db208,231
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
Db48,995
|
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
Db24,498
|
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
|
pay 87.1% more for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
Db21,649
|
$2.54
EC$6.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
Db214,355
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
Db108,190
|
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
Db78,393
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
Db194,460
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
Db33,336
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Db11,112
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
Db38,892
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
Db33,336
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
Db25,002
|
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
Db19,446
|
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
|
pay 12.4% less for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
Db102,007
|
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 2.8% less for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
Db7,349,315
|
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
Db4,899,543
|
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? | ?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? | ?? |
pay 90.3% more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
Db13,474
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
Db36,747
|
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
Db783,927
|
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
Db440,959
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
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