Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 56.2% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
South Africa
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
ZAR143.30
|
$19.24
STD428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
ZAR72.62
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
ZAR16.09
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
ZAR12.05
|
$1.10
STD24,498
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
South Africa
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
ZAR15.15
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.09
ZAR57.27
|
$9.62
STD214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
ZAR64.97
|
$4.86
STD108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
ZAR31.73
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
ZAR34.20
|
$8.73
STD194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.31
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
ZAR10.54
|
$0.50
STD11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.95
|
$1.75
STD38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.84
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
ZAR8.63
|
$1.12
STD25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
ZAR8.61
|
$0.87
STD19,446
|
|
pay 1.5% less for transportation
South Africa
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ZAR86.05
|
$4.58
STD102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.67
ZAR752.78
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,011.69
ZAR333,378.34
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.53
ZAR139.43
|
?? | |
pay 17.1% less for housing
South Africa
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
ZAR889.48
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.02
ZAR6,312.01
|
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$317.79
ZAR5,881.99
|
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.15
ZAR1,483.49
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
South Africa
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.19
ZAR2,909.38
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,082.89
ZAR57,061.18
|
?? |
pay 40.2% more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
ZAR31.39
|
$0.60
STD13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
ZAR30.98
|
$1.65
STD36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
ZAR47.45
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.74
ZAR568.91
|
$35.18
STD783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.40
ZAR99.90
|
$19.79
STD440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
South Africa
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.19
ZAR799.35
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
ZAR498.94
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.72
ZAR1,493.98
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.81
ZAR1,329.13
|
?? |
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