Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 81.9% more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Zambia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZK97.62
|
$19.24
Db428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZK90.51
|
$9.35
Db208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZK23.31
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZK12.40
|
$1.10
Db24,498
|
|
pay 85.5% more for groceries
Zambia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZK25.18
|
$0.97
Db21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZK121.02
|
$9.62
Db214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZK134.88
|
$4.86
Db108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZK45.94
|
$3.52
Db78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZK50.36
|
$8.73
Db194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZK29.94
|
$1.50
Db33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZK17.93
|
$0.50
Db11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZK30.19
|
$1.75
Db38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZK13.99
|
$1.50
Db33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZK14.79
|
$1.12
Db25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZK19.14
|
$0.87
Db19,446
|
|
pay 12.9% less for transportation
Zambia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZK139.65
|
$4.58
Db102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZK813.48
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZK328,661.04
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZK232.01
|
?? | |
pay 17.1% more for housing
Zambia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZK2,755.92
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZK7,289.81
|
$329.83
Db7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZK5,127.27
|
$219.89
Db4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZK2,858.12
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Zambia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZK4,549.06
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZK373,546.90
|
?? |
pay 99.0% more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZK32.48
|
$0.60
Db13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZK47.97
|
$1.65
Db36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZK70.58
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZK747.95
|
$35.18
Db783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZK81.35
|
$19.79
Db440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Zambia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZK1,173.65
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZK826.83
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZK2,395.58
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZK2,806.40
|
?? |
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