Cost of living comparison

Sao Tome and Principe

compared to

Indonesia

Jakarta vs. Sao Tome Cost of Living Summary

Jakarta is 27.8% more expensive than Sao Tome.

Restaurants: pay 77.1% less in Jakarta
Groceries: pay 30.5% less in Jakarta
Transportation: pay 54.0% less in Jakarta
Housing: pay 20.0% less in Jakarta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.2% less in Jakarta
Clothing: pay 4.5 times more in Jakarta

Expenses including restaurants, transportation, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Jakarta. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Jakarta.

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Jakarta vs. Sao Tome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jakarta instead of Sao Tome, you would:

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pay 77.1% less for restaurants

	Sao Tome	Jakarta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$29.20 STD651K	$2.98 IDR53,548.98	-89.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 STD260K	$3.46 IDR62,116.81	-70.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 STD42,768	$0.58 IDR10,318.48	-70.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 STD26,025	$0.25 IDR4,546.48	-78.3%
Average			-77.1%

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pay 30.5% less for groceries

	Sao Tome	Jakarta
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 STD24,088	$1.12 IDR20,157.36	+3.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.22 STD228K	$3.50 IDR62,773.04	-65.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.97 STD133K	$5.01 IDR89,895.24	-16.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.09 STD114K	$1.76 IDR31,658.54	-65.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.27 STD207K	$1.47 IDR26,446.34	-84.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.12 STD47,219	$1.31 IDR23,581.87	-38.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.53 STD11,805	$0.70 IDR12,579.90	+32.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 STD41,316	$1.07 IDR19,154.77	-42.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 STD35,414	$0.78 IDR13,912.06	-51.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 STD26,561	$0.79 IDR14,253.48	-33.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 STD20,658	$1.16 IDR20,754.74	+24.8%
Average			-30.5%

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pay 54.0% less for transportation

	Sao Tome	Jakarta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.40 STD143K	$2.94 IDR52,795.29	-54.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$12.24 IDR220K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$29,844.85 IDR535M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$3.40 IDR61,045.83
Average			-54.0%

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pay 20.0% less for housing

	Sao Tome	Jakarta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.42 STD2M	$24.77 IDR444K	-65.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$350.40 STD8M	$388.73 IDR7M	+10.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$233.60 STD5M	$221.77 IDR4M	-5.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$71.98 IDR1M
Average			-20.0%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sao Tome	Jakarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$178.57 IDR3M
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$11,017.72 IDR198M

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pay 6.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Sao Tome	Jakarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 STD37,216	$2.69 IDR48,194.08	+60.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.34 STD52,050	$2.10 IDR37,651.62	-10.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 STD52,050	$2.98 IDR53,548.98	+27.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.38 STD833K	$27.43 IDR492K	-26.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$21.02 STD468K	$3.58 IDR64,258.77	-83.0%
Average			-6.2%

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pay 4.5 times more for clothing

	Sao Tome	Jakarta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$53.59 IDR961K
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$32.70 IDR587K
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$78.63 IDR1M
Men's business shoes (leather)	$19.16 STD427K	$87.07 IDR2M	+354.5%
Average			+354.5%

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