Cost of living comparison
Georgia is 3.4% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Georgia instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 49.7% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
STD428,710
|
$8.90
GEL23.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
$7.88
GEL21.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$0.78
GEL2.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
STD24,498
|
$0.39
GEL1.03
|
|
pay 32.7% less for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
$0.68
GEL1.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
STD214,355
|
$3.98
GEL10.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
STD108,190
|
$7.46
GEL19.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
$2.36
GEL6.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
STD194,460
|
$2.92
GEL7.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$0.62
GEL1.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
STD11,112
|
$0.80
GEL2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
STD38,892
|
$0.71
GEL1.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$0.85
GEL2.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
STD25,002
|
$0.39
GEL1.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
STD19,446
|
$0.36
GEL0.96
|
|
pay 6.9% more for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
STD102,007
|
$4.89
GEL13.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.43
GEL33.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,297.46
GEL48,945.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.48
GEL14.66
|
|
pay 59.8% more for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$18.25
GEL48.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
$514.58
GEL1,376.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
$359.72
GEL962.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$57.56
GEL153.98
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$158.50
GEL424.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,916.93
GEL7,802.80
|
pay 32.9% more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
STD13,474
|
$1.37
GEL3.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
STD36,747
|
$2.31
GEL6.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$3.01
GEL8.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
STD783,927
|
$46.10
GEL123.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
STD440,959
|
$5.87
GEL15.70
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$77.21
GEL206.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$61.21
GEL163.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$124.49
GEL333.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$128.58
GEL343.96
|
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