Cost of living comparison
Malta is 70.8% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Malta instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 1.5% more for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
STD428,710
|
$15.74
€14.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
$9.42
€8.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$2.09
€1.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
STD24,498
|
$1.41
€1.31
|
|
pay 12.3% less for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
STD214,355
|
$5.02
€4.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
STD108,190
|
$4.22
€3.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
$2.62
€2.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
STD194,460
|
$3.54
€3.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
STD11,112
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
STD38,892
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
STD25,002
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
STD19,446
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
pay 24.5% more for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
STD102,007
|
$5.70
€5.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$29.21
€27.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,036.28
€22,321.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$21.88
€20.32
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$35.69
€33.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
$914.55
€849.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
$729.88
€677.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$79.58
€73.90
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$395.67
€367.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,258.81
€7,669.54
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
STD13,474
|
$3.10
€2.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
STD36,747
|
$2.48
€2.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$6.18
€5.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
STD783,927
|
$64.27
€59.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
STD440,959
|
$10.29
€9.55
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Malta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$82.26
€76.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$40.09
€37.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$86.90
€80.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$114.30
€106.14
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