Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 12.6% cheaper than Czech Republic.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Czech Republic, you would:
pay 42.3% more for restaurants
Czech Republic
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.78
CZK182.06
|
$19.05
STD424,436
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.82
CZK182.89
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
CZK35.76
|
$1.90
STD42,444
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
CZK31.24
|
$1.09
STD24,254
|
|
pay 55.3% more for groceries
Czech Republic
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
CZK33.94
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.86
CZK137.02
|
$9.52
STD212,218
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.69
CZK86.23
|
$4.81
STD107,111
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
CZK63.54
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.62
CZK84.75
|
$8.64
STD192,521
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
CZK16.38
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
CZK16.73
|
$0.49
STD11,001
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
CZK20.10
|
$1.73
STD38,504
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
CZK31.83
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CZK11.91
|
$1.11
STD24,753
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
CZK12.99
|
$0.86
STD19,252
|
|
pay 20.9% less for transportation
Czech Republic
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.25
CZK146.19
|
$4.94
STD110,171
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.97
CZK467.08
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,379.53
CZK593,589.21
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
CZK275.07
|
?? | |
pay 52.2% less for housing
Czech Republic
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.23
CZK449.78
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$632.17
CZK14,785.47
|
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.91
CZK11,598.62
|
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$191.58
CZK4,480.70
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Czech Republic
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$359.87
CZK8,416.72
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,286.86
CZK170,428.81
|
?? |
pay 17.6% less for entertainment and sports
Czech Republic
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.97
CZK46.13
|
$0.65
STD14,552
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
CZK60.94
|
$1.63
STD36,380
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
CZK142.87
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.03
CZK1,123.28
|
$34.83
STD776,112
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.41
CZK220.01
|
$19.59
STD436,563
|
|
pay 82.6% less for clothing
Czech Republic
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.08
CZK1,662.49
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.60
CZK856.08
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.74
CZK1,935.07
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.60
CZK2,399.77
|
$17.85
STD397,758
|
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