Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 24.6% cheaper than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 68.8% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
Db428,710
|
$1.96
₫49,117
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
Db208,231
|
$4.91
₫122,875
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
Db48,995
|
$0.59
₫14,860
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
Db24,498
|
$0.38
₫9,619
|
|
pay 31.7% less for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
Db21,649
|
$1.11
₫27,665
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
Db214,355
|
$6.92
₫173,224
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
Db108,190
|
$5.46
₫136,626
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
Db78,393
|
$1.62
₫40,466
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
Db194,460
|
$1.78
₫44,583
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
Db33,336
|
$1.40
₫34,976
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Db11,112
|
$0.52
₫13,024
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
Db38,892
|
$0.78
₫19,449
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
Db33,336
|
$0.49
₫12,369
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
Db25,002
|
$0.55
₫13,875
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
Db19,446
|
$0.54
₫13,494
|
|
pay 11.5% less for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
Db102,007
|
$4.05
₫101,374
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.00
₫200,122
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$40,523.11
₫1,014,092,041
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.93
₫148,517
|
|
pay 5.6% more for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$10.02
₫250,684
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
Db7,349,315
|
$364.76
₫9,128,233
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
Db4,899,543
|
$221.46
₫5,541,996
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$41.86
₫1,047,476
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$226.70
₫5,673,286
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,132.35
₫253,562,449
|
pay 16.6% less for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
Db13,474
|
$0.94
₫23,425
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
Db36,747
|
$1.86
₫46,592
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
$1.29
₫32,233
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
Db783,927
|
$24.96
₫624,714
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
Db440,959
|
$3.86
₫96,581
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$33.66
₫842,396
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$29.49
₫738,003
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$90.06
₫2,253,691
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$106.00
₫2,652,608
|
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