Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 33.4% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 46.7% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
STD428,710
|
$6.50
JMD1,015.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
$5.73
JMD896.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$1.08
JMD169.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
STD24,498
|
$0.75
JMD118.02
|
|
pay 39.1% more for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
$2.24
JMD350.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
STD214,355
|
$6.96
JMD1,088.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
STD108,190
|
$11.65
JMD1,820.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
$2.75
JMD430.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
STD194,460
|
$3.16
JMD494.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$3.10
JMD483.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
STD11,112
|
$1.43
JMD223.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
STD38,892
|
$1.52
JMD237.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$1.00
JMD157.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
STD25,002
|
$1.05
JMD163.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
STD19,446
|
$1.15
JMD180.13
|
|
pay 9.2% more for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
STD102,007
|
$5.00
JMD781.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.10
JMD7,831.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$38,646.23
JMD6,041,594.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$24.01
JMD3,752.80
|
|
pay 41.2% more for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$44.14
JMD6,900.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
$395.95
JMD61,899.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
$357.21
JMD55,842.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$92.11
JMD14,399.73
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$212.08
JMD33,154.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,750.38
JMD586,299.18
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
STD13,474
|
$2.19
JMD341.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
STD36,747
|
$3.22
JMD503.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$9.14
JMD1,428.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
STD783,927
|
$36.18
JMD5,656.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
STD440,959
|
$8.84
JMD1,382.06
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$29.32
JMD4,583.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$25.76
JMD4,026.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$57.56
JMD8,998.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$68.26
JMD10,671.75
|
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