Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 2.6 times more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 5.6 times more for restaurants
|
Nepal
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
NPR249.20
|
$19.05
STD424,436
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.43
NPR864.07
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
NPR63.64
|
$1.90
STD42,444
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
NPR22.62
|
$1.09
STD24,254
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
|
Nepal
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
NPR63.87
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.46
NPR464.49
|
$9.52
STD212,218
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
NPR389.04
|
$4.81
STD107,111
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
NPR197.53
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.40
NPR188.26
|
$8.64
STD192,521
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
NPR141.96
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
NPR56.87
|
$0.49
STD11,001
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
NPR71.46
|
$1.73
STD38,504
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR37.33
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
NPR26.97
|
$1.11
STD24,753
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
NPR34.76
|
$0.86
STD19,252
|
|
pay 0.3% more for transportation
|
Nepal
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
NPR662.24
|
$4.94
STD110,171
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.97
NPR2,011.92
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,088.94
NPR4,312,830.63
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.88
NPR1,462.24
|
?? | |
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Nepal
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.92
NPR1,333.84
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$90.65
NPR12,183.04
|
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$66.00
NPR8,870.34
|
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.38
NPR3,948.96
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Nepal
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.48
NPR9,338.05
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,917.30
NPR392,091.57
|
?? |
pay 93.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nepal
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
NPR311.27
|
$0.65
STD14,552
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
NPR202.92
|
$1.63
STD36,380
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
NPR394.35
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.95
NPR3,083.93
|
$34.83
STD776,112
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
NPR434.62
|
$19.59
STD436,563
|
|
pay 45.4% less for clothing
|
Nepal
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.32
NPR2,999.52
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
NPR4,801.15
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.27
NPR5,681.32
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.72
NPR4,397.63
|
$17.85
STD397,758
|
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