Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 58.2% cheaper than Liechtenstein.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Liechtenstein, you would:
pay 55.6% less for restaurants
Liechtenstein
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$36.08
CHF31.19
|
$19.05
STD424,436
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.65
CHF14.39
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.63
CHF4.00
|
$1.90
STD42,444
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.89
CHF3.36
|
$1.09
STD24,254
|
|
pay 26.4% less for groceries
Liechtenstein
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.17
CHF3.61
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.88
CHF11.99
|
$9.52
STD212,218
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.19
CHF7.94
|
$4.81
STD107,111
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.00
CHF5.18
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.59
CHF10.88
|
$8.64
STD192,521
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
CHF1.31
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.26
CHF1.09
|
$0.49
STD11,001
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.51
CHF1.31
|
$1.73
STD38,504
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
CHF1.09
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
CHF1.09
|
$1.11
STD24,753
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
CHF1.01
|
$0.86
STD19,252
|
|
pay 39.1% less for transportation
Liechtenstein
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
CHF7.02
|
$4.94
STD110,171
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.51
CHF47.98
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,586.06
CHF27,299.36
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 77.1% less for housing
Liechtenstein
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.25
CHF48.62
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,239.78
CHF1,071.52
|
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,110.25
CHF959.57
|
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.60
CHF113.74
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Liechtenstein
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$222.05
CHF191.91
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,589.46
CHF11,745.17
|
?? |
pay 59.0% less for entertainment and sports
Liechtenstein
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
CHF4.80
|
$0.65
STD14,552
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.66
CHF4.89
|
$1.63
STD36,380
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.21
CHF9.69
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.19
CHF52.88
|
$34.83
STD776,112
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.21
CHF19.19
|
$19.59
STD436,563
|
|
pay 91.9% less for clothing
Liechtenstein
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$147.11
CHF127.14
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
CHF43.18
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.73
CHF131.14
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$220.20
CHF190.32
|
$17.85
STD397,758
|
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