Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 22.5% cheaper than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 72.5% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
STD428,710
|
$1.77
IDR28,783.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
$3.51
IDR57,122.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$0.64
IDR10,343.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
STD24,498
|
$0.38
IDR6,149.92
|
|
pay 31.8% less for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Indonesia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
$1.19
IDR19,340.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
STD214,355
|
$3.70
IDR60,154.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
STD108,190
|
$5.10
IDR83,068.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
$1.57
IDR25,498.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
STD194,460
|
$1.49
IDR24,271.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$1.18
IDR19,145.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
STD11,112
|
$0.57
IDR9,354.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
STD38,892
|
$0.74
IDR12,097.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$0.48
IDR7,849.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
STD25,002
|
$0.54
IDR8,773.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
STD19,446
|
$0.92
IDR14,998.15
|
|
pay 32.5% less for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
STD102,007
|
$3.09
IDR50,306.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.89
IDR193,417.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,361.87
IDR428,990,629.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.16
IDR67,764.16
|
|
pay 25.4% less for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Indonesia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$33.62
IDR547,022.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
$247.48
IDR4,027,259.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
$163.01
IDR2,652,748.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$42.16
IDR686,017.40
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$106.70
IDR1,736,328.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,782.48
IDR110,372,244.60
|
pay 49.9% more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Indonesia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
STD13,474
|
$2.71
IDR44,052.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
STD36,747
|
$1.77
IDR28,882.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$2.13
IDR34,736.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
STD783,927
|
$28.24
IDR459,630.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
STD440,959
|
$3.35
IDR54,559.05
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Indonesia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$41.10
IDR668,849.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$30.35
IDR493,905.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$67.01
IDR1,090,430.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$62.49
IDR1,016,837.85
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