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 7.6 times more for restaurants
|
Bangladesh
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.45
BDT173.01
|
$19.05
STD424,436
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
BDT539.75
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
BDT28.59
|
$1.90
STD42,444
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
BDT17.93
|
$1.09
STD24,254
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
|
Bangladesh
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
BDT58.23
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
BDT440.43
|
$9.52
STD212,218
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
BDT306.66
|
$4.81
STD107,111
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.10
BDT130.93
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.05
BDT125.38
|
$8.64
STD192,521
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
BDT102.36
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT41.79
|
$0.49
STD11,001
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BDT93.12
|
$1.73
STD38,504
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.78
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
BDT15.64
|
$1.11
STD24,753
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
BDT28.08
|
$0.86
STD19,252
|
|
pay 32.6% more for transportation
|
Bangladesh
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
BDT445.12
|
$4.94
STD110,171
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.37
BDT1,475.99
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,644.74
BDT3,299,381.11
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.44
BDT410.55
|
?? | |
pay 4.5 times more for housing
|
Bangladesh
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.23
BDT1,817.19
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.55
BDT9,016.55
|
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$46.73
BDT5,576.77
|
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.24
BDT2,893.21
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bangladesh
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.97
BDT3,577.26
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$959.13
BDT114,472.04
|
?? |
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangladesh
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.26
BDT508.01
|
$0.65
STD14,552
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
BDT175.35
|
$1.63
STD36,380
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.55
BDT304.45
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.85
BDT1,295.35
|
$34.83
STD776,112
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BDT449.04
|
$19.59
STD436,563
|
|
pay 45.1% less for clothing
|
Bangladesh
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.56
BDT1,976.05
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.00
BDT2,028.49
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.41
BDT4,345.68
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.53
BDT3,882.21
|
$17.85
STD397,758
|
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