Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 6.3% more expensive than Honduras.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Honduras, you would:
pay 71.5% more for restaurants
|
Honduras
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.31
HNL184.10
|
$19.05
STD424,436
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.30
HNL183.79
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HNL28.46
|
$1.90
STD42,444
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
HNL21.00
|
$1.09
STD24,254
|
|
pay 61.3% more for groceries
|
Honduras
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
HNL53.05
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
HNL102.51
|
$9.52
STD212,218
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.19
HNL130.70
|
$4.81
STD107,111
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
HNL59.42
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
HNL52.43
|
$8.64
STD192,521
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
HNL37.69
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
HNL17.40
|
$0.49
STD11,001
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
HNL26.51
|
$1.73
STD38,504
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
HNL16.76
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
HNL18.84
|
$1.11
STD24,753
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
HNL19.26
|
$0.86
STD19,252
|
|
pay 15.5% more for transportation
|
Honduras
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
HNL107.79
|
$4.94
STD110,171
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.07
HNL832.71
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,076.54
HNL631,344.07
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.08
HNL555.90
|
?? | |
pay 42.0% less for housing
|
Honduras
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.27
HNL1,819.50
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.77
HNL13,614.68
|
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.16
HNL9,873.28
|
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.18
HNL2,346.02
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Honduras
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.03
HNL6,798.51
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,821.39
HNL96,209.96
|
?? |
pay 9.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Honduras
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
HNL51.21
|
$0.65
STD14,552
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
HNL66.69
|
$1.63
STD36,380
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
HNL65.94
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.64
HNL1,174.36
|
$34.83
STD776,112
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.61
HNL166.41
|
$19.59
STD436,563
|
|
pay 78.1% less for clothing
|
Honduras
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.83
HNL1,002.71
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.27
HNL812.51
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.88
HNL1,885.24
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.37
HNL2,048.59
|
$17.85
STD397,758
|
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