Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 67.5% more expensive than Kuwait.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Kuwait, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Kuwait
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.87
KWD2.400
|
$19.05
STD424,436
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.84
KWD2.090
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
$1.90
STD42,444
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
$1.09
STD24,254
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Kuwait
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
KWD0.690
|
$9.52
STD212,218
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
KWD1.670
|
$4.81
STD107,111
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.25
KWD0.690
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
KWD0.790
|
$8.64
STD192,521
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
KWD0.300
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
KWD0.240
|
$0.49
STD11,001
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
KWD0.220
|
$1.73
STD38,504
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
KWD0.150
|
$1.11
STD24,753
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
KWD0.110
|
$0.86
STD19,252
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
|
Kuwait
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.21
KWD0.370
|
$4.94
STD110,171
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$47.40
KWD14.470
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,976.19
KWD6,403.990
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.95
KWD8.530
|
?? | |
pay 62.1% less for housing
|
Kuwait
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.63
KWD8.430
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$773.68
KWD236.200
|
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$650.71
KWD198.660
|
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.06
KWD11.620
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Kuwait
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$347.73
KWD106.160
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,860.53
KWD1,789.210
|
?? |
pay 30.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
$0.65
STD14,552
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.07
KWD1.550
|
$1.63
STD36,380
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.14
KWD0.960
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$107.69
KWD32.880
|
$34.83
STD776,112
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.80
KWD3.300
|
$19.59
STD436,563
|
|
pay 79.0% less for clothing
|
Kuwait
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.49
KWD12.970
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
KWD15.460
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.68
KWD27.690
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.84
KWD25.900
|
$17.85
STD397,758
|
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