Cost of living comparison
Oman is 55.8% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Oman instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 57.8% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
STD428,710
|
$4.34
OMR1.670
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
$7.03
OMR2.710
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
STD24,498
|
$0.35
OMR0.140
|
|
pay 33.2% less for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
$1.02
OMR0.390
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
STD214,355
|
$3.27
OMR1.260
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
STD108,190
|
$6.90
OMR2.660
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
$2.84
OMR1.090
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
STD194,460
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$0.95
OMR0.370
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
STD11,112
|
$0.59
OMR0.230
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
STD38,892
|
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
STD25,002
|
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
STD19,446
|
$0.41
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 51.1% less for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
STD102,007
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,624.45
OMR7,939.320
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.60
OMR4.470
|
|
pay 66.0% more for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$78.03
OMR30.040
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
$514.91
OMR198.210
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
$386.68
OMR148.850
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$73.04
OMR28.120
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$163.74
OMR63.030
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,015.93
OMR2,700.760
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
STD13,474
|
$9.25
OMR3.560
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
STD36,747
|
$3.73
OMR1.440
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$5.64
OMR2.170
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
STD783,927
|
$77.34
OMR29.770
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
STD440,959
|
$8.46
OMR3.260
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$51.62
OMR19.870
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$46.76
OMR18.000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$83.82
OMR32.270
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$74.32
OMR28.610
|
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