Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 51.4% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
PYG36,806
|
$19.05
STD424,436
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.46
PYG35,229
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
PYG8,183
|
$1.90
STD42,444
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
PYG4,166
|
$1.09
STD24,254
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
PYG5,581
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.99
PYG23,603
|
$9.52
STD212,218
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.10
PYG24,432
|
$4.81
STD107,111
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
PYG13,891
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.50
PYG11,841
|
$8.64
STD192,521
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
PYG7,026
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
PYG2,805
|
$0.49
STD11,001
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
PYG3,688
|
$1.73
STD38,504
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
PYG4,997
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,899
|
$1.11
STD24,753
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,134
|
$0.86
STD19,252
|
|
pay 24.7% more for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
PYG31,280
|
$4.94
STD110,171
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.39
PYG176,670
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,660.35
PYG115,676,551
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
PYG92,541
|
?? | |
pay 10.5% less for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.61
PYG138,987
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.18
PYG2,786,753
|
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.56
PYG1,984,904
|
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.46
PYG335,022
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.91
PYG1,577,408
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,432.29
PYG19,191,791
|
?? |
pay 58.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
PYG8,939
|
$0.65
STD14,552
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
PYG15,286
|
$1.63
STD36,380
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
PYG11,568
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
PYG225,269
|
$34.83
STD776,112
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.16
PYG40,750
|
$19.59
STD436,563
|
|
pay 74.1% less for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.31
PYG452,190
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.99
PYG220,837
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.72
PYG542,209
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.86
PYG543,329
|
$17.85
STD397,758
|
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