Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 2.1 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,942
|
$19.24
Db428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
$9.35
Db208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,110
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,781
|
$1.10
Db24,498
|
|
pay 92.5% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
$0.97
Db21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫176,133
|
$9.62
Db214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,921
|
$4.86
Db108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
$3.52
Db78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,332
|
$8.73
Db194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,563
|
$1.50
Db33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,243
|
$0.50
Db11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,775
|
$1.75
Db38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,577
|
$1.50
Db33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,108
|
$1.12
Db25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,720
|
$0.87
Db19,446
|
|
pay 13.0% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫103,077
|
$4.58
Db102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,483
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫151,011
|
?? | |
pay 5.1% less for housing
Vietnam
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
$329.83
Db7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
$219.89
Db4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
?? |
pay 95.5% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,818
|
$0.60
Db13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,374
|
$1.65
Db36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫635,206
|
$35.18
Db783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,203
|
$19.79
Db440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
?? |
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