Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 2.7 times more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 10.8% more for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
STD428,710
|
$18.79
£14.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
STD24,498
|
$1.63
£1.30
|
|
pay 56.6% more for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
STD214,355
|
$5.70
£4.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
STD108,190
|
$6.94
£5.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
$4.80
£3.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
STD194,460
|
$3.13
£2.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$2.71
£2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
STD11,112
|
$2.68
£2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
STD38,892
|
$1.67
£1.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$1.95
£1.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
STD25,002
|
$1.11
£0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
STD19,446
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 40.1% more for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
STD102,007
|
$6.41
£5.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.62
£40.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,537.25
£22,746.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$24.01
£19.14
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Guernsey
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$62.19
£49.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
$1,570.37
£1,251.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
$1,409.56
£1,123.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$147.13
£117.27
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Guernsey
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,425.66
£1,136.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$16,919.68
£13,486.12
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
STD13,474
|
$5.68
£4.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
STD36,747
|
$3.84
£3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$9.76
£7.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
STD783,927
|
$74.46
£59.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
STD440,959
|
$9.24
£7.36
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Guernsey
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$90.66
£72.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$37.47
£29.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$85.36
£68.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$101.62
£81.00
|
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