Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 37.2% more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Namibia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
NAD126.98
|
$19.05
STD424,436
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
NAD57.50
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
NAD12.40
|
$1.90
STD42,444
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
NAD10.55
|
$1.09
STD24,254
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Namibia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
NAD13.16
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.93
NAD51.54
|
$9.52
STD212,218
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
NAD84.93
|
$4.81
STD107,111
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
NAD45.83
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.17
NAD38.13
|
$8.64
STD192,521
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
NAD15.61
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NAD12.39
|
$0.49
STD11,001
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD11.37
|
$1.73
STD38,504
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD11.70
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
NAD9.14
|
$1.11
STD24,753
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD7.74
|
$0.86
STD19,252
|
|
pay 7.9% more for transportation
|
Namibia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
NAD80.55
|
$4.94
STD110,171
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD478.59
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,425.99
NAD218,430.97
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD111.99
|
?? | |
pay 20.1% less for housing
|
Namibia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.49
NAD993.05
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$376.01
NAD6,609.71
|
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.50
NAD5,247.21
|
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
NAD884.72
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Namibia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD2,926.27
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD83,605.74
|
?? |
pay 50.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Namibia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
NAD26.37
|
$0.65
STD14,552
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
NAD27.45
|
$1.63
STD36,380
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
NAD45.79
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.63
NAD608.75
|
$34.83
STD776,112
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.64
NAD81.55
|
$19.59
STD436,563
|
|
pay 68.8% less for clothing
|
Namibia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.56
NAD695.34
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.66
NAD433.42
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.07
NAD1,759.16
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.22
NAD1,005.91
|
$17.85
STD397,758
|
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