Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 21.1% more expensive than Armenia.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Armenia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.69
AMD2,970.85
|
$19.05
STD424,436
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
AMD2,671.14
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
AMD348.27
|
$1.90
STD42,444
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
AMD187.67
|
$1.09
STD24,254
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Armenia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
AMD249.70
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
AMD1,440.33
|
$9.52
STD212,218
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
AMD2,116.04
|
$4.81
STD107,111
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
AMD815.07
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
AMD1,198.09
|
$8.64
STD192,521
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
AMD201.64
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
AMD313.70
|
$0.49
STD11,001
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD281.60
|
$1.73
STD38,504
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
AMD293.16
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD117.02
|
$1.11
STD24,753
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
AMD108.00
|
$0.86
STD19,252
|
|
pay 4.2% more for transportation
|
Armenia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
AMD1,833.88
|
$4.94
STD110,171
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.96
AMD5,007.86
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,372.79
AMD11,353,398.60
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.33
AMD1,288.53
|
?? | |
pay 43.2% less for housing
|
Armenia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.16
AMD7,790.77
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$519.26
AMD200,708.20
|
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$429.13
AMD165,871.74
|
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.11
AMD34,445.32
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Armenia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.04
AMD89,689.34
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,339.63
AMD3,223,497.33
|
?? |
pay 22.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Armenia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
AMD634.27
|
$0.65
STD14,552
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
AMD973.86
|
$1.63
STD36,380
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
AMD1,001.85
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.58
AMD17,617.39
|
$34.83
STD776,112
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.61
AMD2,169.51
|
$19.59
STD436,563
|
|
pay 80.8% less for clothing
|
Armenia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.77
AMD29,288.76
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.33
AMD20,998.48
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.04
AMD40,986.72
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.12
AMD35,994.62
|
$17.85
STD397,758
|
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