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 4.7 times more for restaurants
|
Bhutan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.99
BTN251.49
|
$19.05
STD424,436
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
BTN251.49
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
BTN47.78
|
$1.90
STD42,444
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
BTN15.09
|
$1.09
STD24,254
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Bhutan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
BTN80.48
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
BTN143.35
|
$9.52
STD212,218
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.22
BTN270.36
|
$4.81
STD107,111
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
BTN188.11
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BTN148.29
|
$8.64
STD192,521
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
BTN91.26
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
BTN55.90
|
$0.49
STD11,001
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
BTN70.27
|
$1.73
STD38,504
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.48
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.62
|
$1.11
STD24,753
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.90
|
$0.86
STD19,252
|
|
pay 23.9% more for transportation
|
Bhutan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
BTN335.19
|
$4.94
STD110,171
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
BTN672.01
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,555.65
BTN1,810,702.32
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.33
BTN1,287.61
|
?? | |
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Bhutan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.78
BTN2,669.46
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$128.98
BTN10,834.56
|
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.76
BTN6,028.03
|
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.99
BTN1,427.36
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bhutan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.99
BTN20,999.12
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$688.58
BTN57,841.88
|
?? |
pay 56.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bhutan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
BTN840.01
|
$0.65
STD14,552
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
BTN130.77
|
$1.63
STD36,380
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
BTN326.93
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.90
BTN4,191.44
|
$34.83
STD776,112
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.59
BTN301.78
|
$19.59
STD436,563
|
|
pay 45.8% less for clothing
|
Bhutan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.58
BTN804.76
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.98
BTN1,005.95
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.93
BTN2,766.35
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.93
BTN2,766.35
|
$17.85
STD397,758
|
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