Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 14.8% more expensive than Honduras.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Honduras, you would:
pay 74.4% more for restaurants
Honduras
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.37
HNL161.46
|
$18.76
STD417,914
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
HNL188.80
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
HNL29.75
|
$1.76
STD39,244
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
HNL20.67
|
$1.07
STD23,881
|
|
pay 55.1% more for groceries
Honduras
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
HNL55.94
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
HNL106.34
|
$9.38
STD208,957
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
HNL139.75
|
$4.73
STD105,465
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
HNL55.25
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
HNL60.20
|
$8.51
STD189,563
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
HNL40.12
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
HNL14.58
|
$0.49
STD10,832
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
HNL26.03
|
$1.70
STD37,913
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
HNL16.39
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
HNL18.73
|
$1.09
STD24,372
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
HNL21.52
|
$0.85
STD18,956
|
|
pay 38.9% more for transportation
Honduras
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HNL104.70
|
$5.74
STD127,914
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.26
HNL1,222.56
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,616.27
HNL496,884.81
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
HNL457.31
|
?? | |
pay 33.4% less for housing
Honduras
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.80
HNL1,742.84
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$474.35
HNL12,015.48
|
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$327.29
HNL8,290.22
|
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.34
HNL2,313.58
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Honduras
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$264.45
HNL6,698.55
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,460.97
HNL87,667.19
|
?? |
pay 30.8% more for entertainment and sports
Honduras
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
HNL45.46
|
$1.09
STD24,239
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
HNL69.71
|
$1.61
STD35,821
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.64
HNL66.77
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
HNL1,050.77
|
$34.30
STD764,186
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.20
HNL131.63
|
$19.29
STD429,855
|
|
pay 77.1% less for clothing
Honduras
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.41
HNL922.37
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.71
HNL676.51
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.54
HNL1,634.93
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.72
HNL1,943.42
|
$17.58
STD391,645
|
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