Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 22.8% more expensive than Georgia.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Georgia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.92
GEL24.39
|
$19.05
STD424,436
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
GEL22.23
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
GEL2.30
|
$1.90
STD42,444
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
GEL1.21
|
$1.09
STD24,254
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Georgia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.66
GEL1.81
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
GEL10.90
|
$9.52
STD212,218
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.17
GEL19.61
|
$4.81
STD107,111
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
GEL6.29
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
GEL7.33
|
$8.64
STD192,521
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
GEL1.47
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL2.02
|
$0.49
STD11,001
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
GEL1.93
|
$1.73
STD38,504
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
GEL1.83
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
GEL0.83
|
$1.11
STD24,753
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
GEL0.92
|
$0.86
STD19,252
|
|
pay 12.8% more for transportation
|
Georgia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.38
GEL11.99
|
$4.94
STD110,171
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.31
GEL39.13
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,343.17
GEL55,638.58
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.81
GEL13.16
|
?? | |
pay 33.2% less for housing
|
Georgia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.85
GEL43.35
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$467.69
GEL1,279.14
|
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$341.06
GEL932.79
|
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.84
GEL144.51
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Georgia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.64
GEL559.69
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,659.24
GEL10,008.02
|
?? |
pay 24.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Georgia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
GEL4.25
|
$0.65
STD14,552
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.53
GEL6.93
|
$1.63
STD36,380
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.94
GEL8.03
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.97
GEL109.33
|
$34.83
STD776,112
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
GEL15.19
|
$19.59
STD436,563
|
|
pay 83.2% less for clothing
|
Georgia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.56
GEL165.62
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.07
GEL120.54
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.89
GEL273.21
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.19
GEL290.43
|
$17.85
STD397,758
|
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