Cost of living comparison

Sao Tome and Principe

compared to

Armenia

Yerevan vs. Sao Tome Cost of Living Summary

Yerevan is 34.3% more expensive than Sao Tome.

Restaurants: pay 13.3% more in Yerevan
Groceries: pay 45.0% less in Yerevan
Transportation: pay 6.4% less in Yerevan
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Yerevan
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Yerevan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.6% more in Yerevan
Clothing: pay 2.6 times more in Yerevan

The cost of childcare, clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Yerevan are more expensive than in Sao Tome. Expenses including groceries and transportation are lower in Yerevan. Notably, childcare, clothing, and housing are significantly more expensive in Yerevan.

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Yerevan vs. Sao Tome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.3% more for restaurants

	Sao Tome	Yerevan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 STD200K	$11.11 AMD4,022.20	+24.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.89 STD176K	$11.11 AMD4,022.20	+40.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.84 STD41,004	$1.24 AMD449.99	-32.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 STD27,770	$0.74 AMD266.77	-40.9%
Average			+13.3%

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pay 45.0% less for groceries

	Sao Tome	Yerevan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 STD22,187	$1.00 AMD361.76	+0.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.80 STD218K	$4.44 AMD1,608.52	-54.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.87 STD131K	$6.38 AMD2,310.90	+8.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.85 STD108K	$2.83 AMD1,023.76	-41.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.89 STD198K	$3.54 AMD1,283.30	-60.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 STD37,881	$0.69 AMD250.10	-59.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 STD17,644	$0.82 AMD296.61	+3.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 STD36,419	$0.90 AMD325.79	-44.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 STD34,958	$1.17 AMD422.36	-25.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.31 STD29,299	$0.32 AMD117.59	-75.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08 STD23,986	$0.31 AMD111.58	-71.4%
Average			-45.0%

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pay 6.4% less for transportation

	Sao Tome	Yerevan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.46 STD144K	$6.06 AMD2,194.13	-6.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$25.00 AMD9,049.94
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,634.18 STD549M	$35,000.00 AMD13M	+42.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.43 STD500K	$5.92 AMD2,143.83	-73.6%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Sao Tome	Yerevan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.91 STD1M	$24.24 AMD8,775.09	-63.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$284.91 STD6M	$908.70 AMD329K	+218.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.02 STD4M	$630.03 AMD228K	+223.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$174.83 STD4M	$96.84 AMD35,062.79	-44.6%
Average			+121.1%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Sao Tome	Yerevan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$228.62 STD5M	$372.81 AMD135K	+63.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,194.77 STD49M	$10,250.15 AMD4M	+367.0%
Average			+176.0%

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pay 21.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Sao Tome	Yerevan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 STD37,799	$2.78 AMD1,005.55	+63.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.26 STD50,442	$3.82 AMD1,384.56	+68.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.26 STD50,420	$2.78 AMD1,005.55	+22.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.92 STD756K	$73.26 AMD26,523.05	+116.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.16 STD449K	$8.33 AMD3,016.65	-58.7%
Average			+21.6%

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

	Sao Tome	Yerevan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$105.31 AMD38,127.08
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.02 STD2M	$58.07 AMD21,024.36	-22.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$140.41 AMD50,836.11
Men's business shoes (leather)	$18.36 STD409K	$165.48 AMD59,913.98	+801.2%
Average			+164.1%

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