Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 22.7% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 93.7% more for restaurants
Yemen
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
YER1,667
|
$19.24
Db428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
$9.35
Db208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
YER297
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
YER141
|
$1.10
Db24,498
|
|
pay 15.2% more for groceries
Yemen
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
YER348
|
$0.97
Db21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.42
YER857
|
$9.62
Db214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.58
YER2,148
|
$4.86
Db108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
YER900
|
$3.52
Db78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
YER1,128
|
$8.73
Db194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
YER653
|
$1.50
Db33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
YER181
|
$0.50
Db11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.14
YER536
|
$1.75
Db38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
YER276
|
$1.50
Db33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
YER236
|
$1.12
Db25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
YER208
|
$0.87
Db19,446
|
|
pay 40.0% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
YER1,910
|
$4.58
Db102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.75
YER15,210
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,651.76
YER2,666,667
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.18
YER9,559
|
?? | |
pay 17.6% more for housing
Yemen
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.44
YER69,456
|
$329.83
Db7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.93
YER47,298
|
$219.89
Db4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Yemen
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$80.78
YER20,223
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,233.72
YER809,562
|
?? |
pay 26.8% more for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
YER589
|
$0.60
Db13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
YER766
|
$1.65
Db36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.31
YER14,348
|
$35.18
Db783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
YER1,126
|
$19.79
Db440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Yemen
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.25
YER19,090
|
?? |
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