Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 40.6% cheaper than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 71.5% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
STD428,710
|
$2.37
NPR314.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
$6.33
NPR842.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$0.41
NPR54.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
STD24,498
|
$0.17
NPR22.51
|
|
pay 62.0% less for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
$0.46
NPR60.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
STD214,355
|
$3.00
NPR399.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
STD108,190
|
$2.75
NPR366.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
$1.40
NPR186.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
STD194,460
|
$1.31
NPR174.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$0.87
NPR115.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
STD11,112
|
$0.39
NPR52.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
STD38,892
|
$0.51
NPR68.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$0.25
NPR33.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
STD25,002
|
$0.20
NPR26.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
STD19,446
|
$0.25
NPR32.66
|
|
pay 15.2% less for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
STD102,007
|
$3.88
NPR517.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.23
NPR1,494.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,125.72
NPR4,144,356.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.50
NPR865.85
|
|
pay 74.7% less for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$13.59
NPR1,809.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
$83.37
NPR11,100.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
$55.78
NPR7,426.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$16.71
NPR2,225.46
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$58.29
NPR7,761.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,816.14
NPR241,816.89
|
pay 20.6% more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
STD13,474
|
$2.00
NPR266.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
STD36,747
|
$1.34
NPR178.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$2.26
NPR300.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
STD783,927
|
$26.60
NPR3,541.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
STD440,959
|
$2.58
NPR343.20
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$15.63
NPR2,081.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$20.34
NPR2,707.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$38.52
NPR5,128.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$28.13
NPR3,744.98
|
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