Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 2.3 times more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
|
Bhutan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
BTN248.91
|
$18.76
STD417,914
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.95
BTN248.91
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
BTN46.80
|
$1.76
STD39,244
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
BTN15.76
|
$1.07
STD23,881
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Bhutan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
BTN79.65
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
BTN141.88
|
$9.38
STD208,957
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN267.59
|
$4.73
STD105,465
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
BTN186.18
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
BTN146.78
|
$8.51
STD189,563
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
BTN90.32
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
BTN55.32
|
$0.49
STD10,832
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
BTN69.55
|
$1.70
STD37,913
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.16
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.42
|
$1.09
STD24,372
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.68
|
$0.85
STD18,956
|
|
pay 46.2% more for transportation
|
Bhutan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
BTN331.63
|
$5.74
STD127,914
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$3.97
BTN335.06
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,215.98
BTN1,792,154.54
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.09
BTN1,274.42
|
?? | |
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Bhutan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.25
BTN2,639.37
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$124.45
BTN10,512.64
|
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$79.38
BTN6,705.57
|
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.69
BTN1,409.60
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bhutan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.05
BTN20,784.01
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$677.73
BTN57,249.38
|
?? |
pay 58.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bhutan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.43
BTN543.28
|
$1.09
STD24,239
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
BTN129.43
|
$1.61
STD35,821
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.83
BTN323.58
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.11
BTN4,148.51
|
$34.30
STD764,186
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
BTN298.69
|
$19.29
STD429,855
|
|
pay 45.8% less for clothing
|
Bhutan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.43
BTN796.51
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.79
BTN995.64
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.41
BTN2,738.01
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.41
BTN2,738.01
|
$17.58
STD391,645
|
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