Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 41.2% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Peru, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Peru
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
PEN12.33
|
$19.05
STD424,436
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.24
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
PEN3.89
|
$1.90
STD42,444
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.07
|
$1.09
STD24,254
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Peru
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
PEN7.08
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
PEN11.85
|
$9.52
STD212,218
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
PEN17.63
|
$4.81
STD107,111
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PEN9.37
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PEN9.58
|
$8.64
STD192,521
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
PEN2.43
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
$0.49
STD11,001
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
$1.73
STD38,504
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
$1.11
STD24,753
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.66
|
$0.86
STD19,252
|
|
pay 7.9% less for transportation
|
Peru
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
PEN20.24
|
$4.94
STD110,171
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.78
PEN67.04
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,101.60
PEN75,778.87
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.41
PEN58.10
|
?? | |
pay 7.4% less for housing
|
Peru
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.39
PEN110.79
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.81
PEN1,273.46
|
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.39
PEN928.83
|
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.26
PEN163.08
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Peru
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.88
PEN730.89
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,589.22
PEN21,070.21
|
?? |
pay 29.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Peru
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
PEN7.76
|
$0.65
STD14,552
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
PEN10.29
|
$1.63
STD36,380
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.11
PEN19.27
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.12
PEN121.08
|
$34.83
STD776,112
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.85
PEN18.28
|
$19.59
STD436,563
|
|
pay 74.9% less for clothing
|
Peru
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.11
PEN170.04
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.43
PEN88.31
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.13
PEN264.37
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.17
PEN268.29
|
$17.85
STD397,758
|
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