Cost of living comparison
Saint Kitts and Nevis is 78.4% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 3.1% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
STD428,710
|
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
STD24,498
|
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
|
pay 39.6% more for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
STD214,355
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
STD108,190
|
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
STD194,460
|
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
STD11,112
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
STD38,892
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
STD25,002
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
STD19,446
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
STD102,007
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 76.7% more for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? | ?? |
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
STD13,474
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
STD36,747
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
STD783,927
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
STD440,959
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? | ?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? | ?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? | ?? |
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Saint Kitts and Nevis or Sao Tome and Principe. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.