Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 70.8% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.66
KGS485.68
|
$19.05
STD424,436
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
KGS407.97
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
KGS60.10
|
$1.90
STD42,444
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
KGS32.16
|
$1.09
STD24,254
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.44
KGS37.66
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
KGS368.95
|
$9.52
STD212,218
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.42
KGS293.53
|
$4.81
STD107,111
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
KGS138.95
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.21
KGS189.24
|
$8.64
STD192,521
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
KGS37.44
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
KGS63.88
|
$0.49
STD11,001
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
KGS76.05
|
$1.73
STD38,504
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
KGS67.50
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
KGS18.40
|
$1.11
STD24,753
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
KGS17.86
|
$0.86
STD19,252
|
|
pay 71.0% more for transportation
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.89
KGS248.12
|
$4.94
STD110,171
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.20
KGS531.79
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,875.45
KGS2,906,513.64
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.57
KGS220.25
|
?? | |
pay 18.7% less for housing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.68
KGS1,002.26
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$414.20
KGS35,538.44
|
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.81
KGS22,291.30
|
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.66
KGS2,201.26
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.65
KGS18,759.94
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.84
KGS386,000.24
|
?? |
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
KGS87.42
|
$0.65
STD14,552
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
KGS141.10
|
$1.63
STD36,380
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.61
KGS138.18
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.43
KGS3,039.71
|
$34.83
STD776,112
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.11
KGS267.12
|
$19.59
STD436,563
|
|
pay 73.6% less for clothing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.37
KGS2,691.43
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.21
KGS3,278.32
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.90
KGS6,512.40
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.64
KGS5,803.75
|
$17.85
STD397,758
|
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