Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 35.0% cheaper than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 68.8% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
STD428,710
|
$4.58
KGS405.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
$3.93
KGS348.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$0.58
KGS51.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
STD24,498
|
$0.36
KGS31.52
|
|
pay 53.1% less for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
$0.38
KGS33.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
STD214,355
|
$3.79
KGS336.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
STD108,190
|
$2.81
KGS249.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
$1.57
KGS138.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
STD194,460
|
$2.12
KGS188.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$0.42
KGS37.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
STD11,112
|
$0.72
KGS63.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
STD38,892
|
$0.89
KGS78.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$0.70
KGS61.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
STD25,002
|
$0.22
KGS19.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
STD19,446
|
$0.19
KGS16.99
|
|
pay 39.3% less for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
STD102,007
|
$2.78
KGS246.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.29
KGS557.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,116.96
KGS1,783,606.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.32
KGS205.38
|
|
pay 10.9% less for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$12.23
KGS1,084.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
$319.03
KGS28,285.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
$179.18
KGS15,886.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$27.42
KGS2,431.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$140.84
KGS12,487.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,341.74
KGS650,931.97
|
pay 2.7% less for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
STD13,474
|
$1.37
KGS121.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
STD36,747
|
$1.44
KGS127.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$1.40
KGS124.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
STD783,927
|
$32.47
KGS2,878.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
STD440,959
|
$3.15
KGS278.91
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$22.31
KGS1,977.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.40
KGS3,050.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$62.28
KGS5,521.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$60.31
KGS5,347.11
|
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