Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 42.6% more expensive than Jordan.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Jordan, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Jordan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.22
JOD3.700
|
$18.76
STD417,914
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.63
JOD4.700
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
$1.76
STD39,244
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$1.07
STD23,881
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Jordan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
JOD2.340
|
$9.38
STD208,957
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.28
JOD3.750
|
$4.73
STD105,465
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
JOD1.350
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
JOD1.560
|
$8.51
STD189,563
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
JOD0.570
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
$0.49
STD10,832
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
JOD0.410
|
$1.70
STD37,913
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
JOD0.220
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$1.09
STD24,372
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
JOD0.240
|
$0.85
STD18,956
|
|
pay 6.0% more for transportation
|
Jordan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
JOD3.840
|
$5.74
STD127,914
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.82
JOD22.570
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,243.27
JOD17,905.050
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.82
JOD6.970
|
?? | |
pay 10.4% more for housing
|
Jordan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.16
JOD22.810
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$278.15
JOD197.290
|
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.84
JOD144.590
|
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.53
JOD52.160
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Jordan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.70
JOD99.090
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,155.50
JOD2,947.500
|
?? |
pay 21.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Jordan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.64
JOD4.000
|
$1.09
STD24,239
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
JOD1.830
|
$1.61
STD35,821
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.47
JOD2.460
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.93
JOD36.120
|
$34.30
STD764,186
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
JOD7.600
|
$19.29
STD429,855
|
|
pay 74.6% less for clothing
|
Jordan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.98
JOD31.910
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.03
JOD27.680
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.72
JOD57.960
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.17
JOD49.060
|
$17.58
STD391,645
|
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