Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 20.1% more expensive than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
United Arab Emirates
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.94
AED25.50
|
$19.24
STD428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
AED27.50
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$1.10
STD24,498
|
|
pay 68.9% more for groceries
United Arab Emirates
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.65
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
AED16.75
|
$9.62
STD214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
AED24.91
|
$4.86
STD108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
AED9.50
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
AED11.92
|
$8.73
STD194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
AED3.58
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.65
|
$0.50
STD11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
AED3.24
|
$1.75
STD38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$1.12
STD25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.67
|
$0.87
STD19,446
|
|
pay 34.4% more for transportation
United Arab Emirates
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AED12.51
|
$4.58
STD102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.17
AED265.07
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,194.32
AED81,517.53
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.50
AED34.90
|
?? | |
pay 77.6% less for housing
United Arab Emirates
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.07
AED345.52
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,372.29
AED5,040.27
|
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,058.72
AED3,888.56
|
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.25
AED438.00
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
United Arab Emirates
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$504.83
AED1,854.19
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,720.09
AED24,682.22
|
?? |
pay 38.1% less for entertainment and sports
United Arab Emirates
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.51
AED34.92
|
$0.60
STD13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
AED17.08
|
$1.65
STD36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.01
AED22.08
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.87
AED234.59
|
$35.18
STD783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.25
AED41.33
|
$19.79
STD440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
United Arab Emirates
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.99
AED183.62
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.06
AED180.19
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
AED307.99
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.09
AED356.60
|
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