Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 21.4% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 79.1% more for restaurants
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.72
$65.87
|
$19.24
Db428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
$44.51
|
$9.35
Db208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
$6.43
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
$5.16
|
$1.10
Db24,498
|
|
pay 28.8% more for groceries
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
$14.05
|
$0.97
Db21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.83
$25.93
|
$9.62
Db214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.58
$51.36
|
$4.86
Db108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.69
$25.02
|
$3.52
Db78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
$24.21
|
$8.73
Db194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.86
$12.57
|
$1.50
Db33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
$6.20
|
$0.50
Db11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
$8.07
|
$1.75
Db38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
$13.12
|
$1.50
Db33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
$3.54
|
$1.12
Db25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
$4.18
|
$0.87
Db19,446
|
|
pay 42.7% more for transportation
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.21
$21.74
|
$4.58
Db102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.97
$352.21
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,791.71
$201,905.29
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.70
$52.16
|
?? | |
pay 36.6% less for housing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.81
$344.35
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$490.57
$3,324.72
|
$329.83
Db7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.70
$2,505.55
|
$219.89
Db4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.60
$268.40
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.40
$1,541.15
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,553.03
$37,634.17
|
?? |
pay 7.2% less for entertainment and sports
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.53
$10.38
|
$0.60
Db13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
$23.33
|
$1.65
Db36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.08
$34.43
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.23
$299.77
|
$35.18
Db783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
$52.90
|
$19.79
Db440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.52
$355.96
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.33
$253.01
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.33
$700.30
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.47
$586.02
|
?? |
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