Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 36.0% cheaper than Isle of Man.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Isle of Man, you would:
pay 25.6% less for restaurants
|
Isle of Man
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£20.47
|
$18.76
STD417,914
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
£7.16
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.62
£2.08
|
$1.76
STD39,244
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
£1.48
|
$1.07
STD23,881
|
|
pay 28.5% more for groceries
|
Isle of Man
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
£1.51
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.41
£2.71
|
$9.38
STD208,957
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
£5.51
|
$4.73
STD105,465
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
£2.96
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.01
|
$8.51
STD189,563
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.89
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.58
|
$0.49
STD10,832
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.81
|
$1.70
STD37,913
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
£1.08
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.59
|
$1.09
STD24,372
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
£0.87
|
$0.85
STD18,956
|
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pay 25.0% less for transportation
|
Isle of Man
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
£6.07
|
$5.74
STD127,914
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$72.11
£57.15
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,288.44
£25,589.20
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.18
£13.61
|
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pay 75.3% less for housing
|
Isle of Man
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.19
£54.04
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,183.91
£938.27
|
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$968.65
£767.68
|
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.19
£165.79
|
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pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Isle of Man
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,174.87
£931.11
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,512.04
£14,671.14
|
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pay 43.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Isle of Man
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.33
£5.02
|
$1.09
STD24,239
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
£4.00
|
$1.61
STD35,821
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$21.31
£16.89
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.74
£41.80
|
$34.30
STD764,186
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
£9.72
|
$19.29
STD429,855
|
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pay 75.0% less for clothing
|
Isle of Man
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.51
£63.80
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.71
£31.47
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.84
£71.99
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.17
£55.61
|
$17.58
STD391,645
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