Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 51.0% more expensive than Zimbabwe.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Zimbabwe
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.12
ZWL2,616.25
|
$19.24
STD428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.38
ZWL2,052.75
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
ZWL186.16
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
$1.10
STD24,498
|
|
pay 87.2% more for groceries
Zimbabwe
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
ZWL1,642.20
|
$9.62
STD214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.65
ZWL1,819.69
|
$4.86
STD108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
ZWL603.02
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
ZWL587.88
|
$8.73
STD194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
ZWL378.84
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZWL205.94
|
$0.50
STD11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
ZWL238.21
|
$1.75
STD38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZWL194.05
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZWL206.31
|
$1.12
STD25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZWL179.44
|
$0.87
STD19,446
|
|
pay 19.1% less for transportation
Zimbabwe
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
ZWL1,822.64
|
$4.58
STD102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
?? | |
pay 19.3% more for housing
Zimbabwe
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.93
ZWL28,635.00
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.50
ZWL76,475.00
|
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.50
ZWL71,001.00
|
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.27
ZWL16,830.87
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Zimbabwe
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.67
ZWL97,136.67
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
?? |
pay 15.6% more for entertainment and sports
Zimbabwe
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$0.60
STD13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
ZWL720.03
|
$1.65
STD36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
ZWL9,928.33
|
$35.18
STD783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.25
ZWL2,656.50
|
$19.79
STD440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Zimbabwe
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.62
ZWL6,641.25
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.12
ZWL5,836.25
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.19
ZWL10,364.38
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.93
ZWL15,755.00
|
?? |
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