Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 17.2% cheaper than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 52.7% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
STD428,710
|
$3.46
MGA15,349
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
$6.34
MGA28,139
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$0.94
MGA4,178
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
STD24,498
|
$0.67
MGA2,959
|
|
pay 55.3% less for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
$0.70
MGA3,112
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
STD214,355
|
$4.42
MGA19,612
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
STD108,190
|
$3.47
MGA15,413
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
$1.99
MGA8,841
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
STD194,460
|
$2.55
MGA11,333
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$0.71
MGA3,172
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
STD11,112
|
$0.24
MGA1,044
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
STD38,892
|
$0.48
MGA2,118
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$0.38
MGA1,702
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
STD25,002
|
$0.25
MGA1,114
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
STD19,446
|
$0.41
MGA1,810
|
|
pay 5.4% less for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
STD102,007
|
$4.33
MGA19,238
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$2.74
MGA12,173
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$14,979.86
MGA66,510,557
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.90
MGA70,604
|
|
pay 3.9% more for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$58.15
MGA258,197
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
$465.53
MGA2,066,943
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
$146.63
MGA651,038
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$35.25
MGA156,495
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$138.28
MGA613,944
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,533.71
MGA15,689,670
|
pay 23.7% more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
STD13,474
|
$0.95
MGA4,221
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
STD36,747
|
$1.21
MGA5,372
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$5.30
MGA23,534
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
STD783,927
|
$41.48
MGA184,183
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
STD440,959
|
$5.76
MGA25,581
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$29.38
MGA130,463
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$23.05
MGA102,324
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$103.71
MGA460,458
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$72.98
MGA324,026
|
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