Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 27.5% cheaper than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Uganda instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 66.1% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
STD428,710
|
$2.54
UGX9,686
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
$6.79
UGX25,902
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$0.36
UGX1,381
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
STD24,498
|
$0.37
UGX1,401
|
|
pay 50.0% less for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
$1.06
UGX4,038
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
STD214,355
|
$2.31
UGX8,816
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
STD108,190
|
$2.65
UGX10,128
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
$1.29
UGX4,937
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
STD194,460
|
$2.40
UGX9,172
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$1.09
UGX4,158
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
STD11,112
|
$0.42
UGX1,589
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
STD38,892
|
$0.65
UGX2,488
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$0.42
UGX1,599
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
STD25,002
|
$0.37
UGX1,418
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
STD19,446
|
$0.37
UGX1,431
|
|
pay 6.6% more for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
STD102,007
|
$4.88
UGX18,615
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$41.41
UGX158,032
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$7,692.95
UGX29,356,657
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.09
UGX15,603
|
|
pay 37.9% less for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$73.58
UGX280,770
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
$231.00
UGX881,495
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
$119.34
UGX455,403
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$41.76
UGX159,342
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$104.04
UGX397,039
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,945.64
UGX18,872,783
|
pay 9.7% more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
STD13,474
|
$0.89
UGX3,399
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
STD36,747
|
$2.05
UGX7,808
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$2.20
UGX8,406
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
STD783,927
|
$53.76
UGX205,158
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
STD440,959
|
$4.81
UGX18,352
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$16.98
UGX64,800
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$28.84
UGX110,049
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$77.43
UGX295,463
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$75.70
UGX288,875
|
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