Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 3.3 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 7.5 times more for restaurants
|
Bangladesh
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.35
BDT160.55
|
$18.76
STD417,914
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
BDT524.43
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
BDT30.16
|
$1.76
STD39,244
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT18.46
|
$1.07
STD23,881
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
|
Bangladesh
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
BDT62.06
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
BDT452.19
|
$9.38
STD208,957
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
BDT309.98
|
$4.73
STD105,465
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
BDT132.50
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.00
BDT119.10
|
$8.51
STD189,563
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
BDT105.06
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT41.76
|
$0.49
STD10,832
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BDT95.21
|
$1.70
STD37,913
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BDT31.35
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
BDT16.33
|
$1.09
STD24,372
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.75
|
$0.85
STD18,956
|
|
pay 55.9% more for transportation
|
Bangladesh
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
BDT438.21
|
$5.74
STD127,914
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.31
BDT1,464.61
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,789.60
BDT3,069,490.01
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
BDT429.45
|
?? | |
pay 4.4 times more for housing
|
Bangladesh
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.51
BDT1,845.85
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.62
BDT9,000.52
|
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$47.62
BDT5,667.50
|
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.70
BDT2,463.41
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bangladesh
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.22
BDT3,597.26
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$962.19
BDT114,519.88
|
?? |
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangladesh
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
BDT452.81
|
$1.09
STD24,239
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
BDT163.52
|
$1.61
STD35,821
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
BDT308.28
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.68
BDT1,390.62
|
$34.30
STD764,186
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BDT437.19
|
$19.29
STD429,855
|
|
pay 46.9% less for clothing
|
Bangladesh
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.35
BDT2,065.12
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.87
BDT2,008.42
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.90
BDT4,391.73
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.09
BDT3,937.86
|
$17.58
STD391,645
|
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