Cost of living comparison
compared to
Saipan vs. Sao Tome Cost of Living Summary
Saipan is 73.7% more expensive than Sao Tome.
Saipan vs. Sao Tome Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Saipan instead of Sao Tome, you would:
pay 58.9% more for restaurants
|
Sao Tome
|
Saipan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.96
STD200K
|
$15.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.89
STD176K
|
$14.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
STD41,004
|
$2.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
STD27,770
|
$1.38
|
|
Sao Tome vs. Saipan - Cost of restaurants
pay 42.8% more for groceries
|
Sao Tome
|
Saipan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
STD22,187
|
$5.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.80
STD218K
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
STD131K
|
$9.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
STD108K
|
$5.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
STD198K
|
$6.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
STD37,881
|
$2.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
STD17,644
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.63
STD36,419
|
$2.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
STD34,958
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
STD29,299
|
$0.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
STD23,986
|
$1.03
|
|
Sao Tome vs. Saipan - Cost of groceries
pay 10.9% more for transportation
|
Sao Tome
|
Saipan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.46
STD144K
|
$5.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,634.18
STD549M
|
$36,999.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.43
STD500K
|
?? | |
Sao Tome vs. Saipan - Cost of transportation
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Sao Tome
|
Saipan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.91
STD1M
|
$90.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$284.91
STD6M
|
$800.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.02
STD4M
|
$375.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.83
STD4M
|
$286.76
|
|
Sao Tome vs. Saipan - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome
|
Saipan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.62
STD5M
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,194.77
STD49M
|
?? |
Sao Tome vs. Saipan - Cost of childcare
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome
|
Saipan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
STD37,799
|
$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
STD50,442
|
$5.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
STD50,420
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
STD756K
|
$60.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$20.16
STD449K
|
?? | |
Sao Tome vs. Saipan - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome
|
Saipan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? | ?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.02
STD2M
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? | ?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$18.36
STD409K
|
$40.00
|
|
Sao Tome vs. Saipan - Cost of clothing
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