Cost of living comparison
Virgin Islands is 2.8 times more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Virgin Islands instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 46.7% more for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
Db428,710
|
$26.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
Db208,231
|
$9.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
Db48,995
|
$2.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
Db24,498
|
$2.42
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
Db21,649
|
$5.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
Db214,355
|
$7.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
Db108,190
|
$9.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
Db78,393
|
$5.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
Db194,460
|
$7.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
Db33,336
|
$4.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Db11,112
|
$2.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
Db38,892
|
$2.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
Db33,336
|
$4.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
Db25,002
|
$2.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
Db19,446
|
$1.94
|
|
pay 0.4% more for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
Db102,007
|
$4.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$140.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$38,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$41.44
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$103.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
Db7,349,315
|
$1,617.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
Db4,899,543
|
$1,371.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$222.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,020.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$18,687.50
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
Db13,474
|
$4.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
Db36,747
|
$5.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
$4.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
Db783,927
|
$110.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
Db440,959
|
$10.35
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$71.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$60.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$87.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$87.33
|
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