Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 2.4 times more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 6.7% more for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
Db428,710
|
$17.39
£14.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
Db208,231
|
$8.69
£7.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
Db48,995
|
$1.71
£1.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
Db24,498
|
$1.82
£1.47
|
|
pay 6.3% less for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
Db21,649
|
$1.73
£1.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
Db214,355
|
$4.16
£3.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
Db108,190
|
$3.96
£3.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
Db78,393
|
$2.59
£2.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
Db194,460
|
$3.81
£3.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
Db33,336
|
$2.23
£1.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Db11,112
|
$0.90
£0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
Db38,892
|
$0.98
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
Db33,336
|
$0.95
£0.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
Db25,002
|
$0.77
£0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
Db19,446
|
$0.81
£0.65
|
|
pay 14.3% more for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
Db102,007
|
$5.23
£4.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.42
£10.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,381.44
£26,988.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$24.72
£19.98
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Gibraltar
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$51.65
£41.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
Db7,349,315
|
$1,771.10
£1,431.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
Db4,899,543
|
$1,551.15
£1,254.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$84.77
£68.53
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Gibraltar
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$897.07
£725.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,592.94
£9,372.58
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
Db13,474
|
$4.04
£3.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
Db36,747
|
$2.86
£2.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
$4.22
£3.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
Db783,927
|
$67.59
£54.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
Db440,959
|
$10.56
£8.54
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Gibraltar
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$122.27
£98.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$40.76
£32.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$125.94
£101.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$93.16
£75.32
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