Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 28.8% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 46.8% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
STD428,710
|
$6.13
₩8,312
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
$5.18
₩7,023
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$1.41
₩1,907
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
STD24,498
|
$0.67
₩915
|
|
pay 53.1% more for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
$2.74
₩3,720
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
STD214,355
|
$8.12
₩11,010
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
STD108,190
|
$7.20
₩9,764
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
$2.73
₩3,704
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
STD194,460
|
$3.58
₩4,861
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$2.90
₩3,927
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
STD11,112
|
$1.51
₩2,047
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
STD38,892
|
$2.66
₩3,609
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$2.29
₩3,109
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
STD25,002
|
$1.40
₩1,894
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
STD19,446
|
$1.08
₩1,470
|
|
pay 7.6% more for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
STD102,007
|
$4.92
₩6,678
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$43.73
₩59,298
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,660.56
₩38,865,004
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.34
₩12,660
|
|
pay 28.2% more for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$21.09
₩28,598
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
$392.42
₩532,142
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
$302.43
₩410,108
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$111.18
₩150,760
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$342.96
₩465,063
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$18,987.50
₩25,747,905
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
STD13,474
|
$2.92
₩3,957
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
STD36,747
|
$3.29
₩4,460
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$3.45
₩4,678
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
STD783,927
|
$44.03
₩59,702
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
STD440,959
|
$8.93
₩12,104
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$48.44
₩65,690
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$44.60
₩60,478
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$75.46
₩102,323
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$91.03
₩123,446
|
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