Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 15.7% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 9.5% more for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.62
|
$19.24
STD428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.95
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.47
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.08
|
$1.10
STD24,498
|
|
pay 56.0% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.87
|
$9.62
STD214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.73
|
$4.86
STD108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.06
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.52
|
$8.73
STD194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.50
STD11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.79
|
$1.75
STD38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.94
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$1.12
STD25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.87
STD19,446
|
|
pay 37.4% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.83
|
$4.58
STD102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.04
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,314.22
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£12.99
|
?? | |
pay 71.2% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.07
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£839.34
|
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£666.49
|
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£146.10
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£945.58
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,192.83
|
?? |
pay 35.5% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.95
|
$0.60
STD13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.86
|
$1.65
STD36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.81
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.30
|
$35.18
STD783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.54
|
$19.79
STD440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£58.78
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.29
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.38
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.43
|
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