Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 2.8 times more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 36.0% more for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
Db428,710
|
$17.84
kr2,506
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
Db208,231
|
$14.27
kr2,005
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
Db48,995
|
$2.32
kr326
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
Db24,498
|
$2.12
kr298
|
|
pay 25.0% more for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
Db21,649
|
$3.42
kr481
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
Db214,355
|
$5.98
kr841
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
Db108,190
|
$5.33
kr748
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
Db78,393
|
$5.66
kr795
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
Db194,460
|
$7.09
kr997
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
Db33,336
|
$1.16
kr163
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Db11,112
|
$0.98
kr138
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
Db38,892
|
$1.17
kr165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
Db33,336
|
$1.84
kr258
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
Db25,002
|
$0.96
kr134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
Db19,446
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 75.5% more for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
Db102,007
|
$8.03
kr1,129
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$77.40
kr10,876
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,836.83
kr4,192,672
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$23.97
kr3,368
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$62.40
kr8,769
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
Db7,349,315
|
$1,437.14
kr201,947
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
Db4,899,543
|
$1,215.63
kr170,820
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$68.63
kr9,644
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$259.34
kr36,443
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,750.10
kr386,444
|
pay 4.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
Db13,474
|
$8.52
kr1,198
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
Db36,747
|
$4.15
kr584
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
$10.64
kr1,494
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
Db783,927
|
$56.90
kr7,996
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
Db440,959
|
$12.27
kr1,725
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$118.08
kr16,592
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$50.39
kr7,081
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$151.12
kr21,235
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$175.20
kr24,619
|
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