Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 2.2 times more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
UGX9,676
|
$19.24
Db428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
UGX25,876
|
$9.35
Db208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
UGX1,379
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
UGX1,400
|
$1.10
Db24,498
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Uganda
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
UGX4,034
|
$0.97
Db21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
UGX8,808
|
$9.62
Db214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.65
UGX10,118
|
$4.86
Db108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
UGX4,932
|
$3.52
Db78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
UGX9,163
|
$8.73
Db194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
UGX4,153
|
$1.50
Db33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,587
|
$0.50
Db11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UGX2,486
|
$1.75
Db38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,598
|
$1.50
Db33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,417
|
$1.12
Db25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,429
|
$0.87
Db19,446
|
|
pay 6.1% less for transportation
Uganda
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
UGX18,596
|
$4.58
Db102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX157,873
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,692.95
UGX29,327,080
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
UGX15,587
|
?? | |
pay 63.5% more for housing
Uganda
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.58
UGX280,488
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$231.00
UGX880,606
|
$329.83
Db7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.34
UGX454,945
|
$219.89
Db4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.76
UGX159,181
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Uganda
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.04
UGX396,639
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,853,769
|
?? |
pay 45.0% more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
UGX3,395
|
$0.60
Db13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
UGX7,800
|
$1.65
Db36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
UGX8,398
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.76
UGX204,951
|
$35.18
Db783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
UGX18,334
|
$19.79
Db440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Uganda
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.98
UGX64,735
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.84
UGX109,938
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
UGX295,165
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.70
UGX288,584
|
?? |
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