Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 9.4% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Romania, you would:
pay 35.2% more for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
RON40.90
|
$18.76
STD417,914
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
RON30.23
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
RON8.20
|
$1.76
STD39,244
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
RON6.82
|
$1.07
STD23,881
|
|
pay 99.2% more for groceries
|
Romania
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
RON5.15
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
RON18.11
|
$9.38
STD208,957
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
RON26.08
|
$4.73
STD105,465
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
RON13.52
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
RON12.90
|
$8.51
STD189,563
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.26
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
RON3.14
|
$0.49
STD10,832
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON3.09
|
$1.70
STD37,913
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
RON4.06
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RON1.80
|
$1.09
STD24,372
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.96
|
$0.85
STD18,956
|
|
pay 1.7% more for transportation
|
Romania
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
RON26.97
|
$5.74
STD127,914
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.73
RON99.05
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,159.13
RON120,215.36
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.39
RON30.56
|
?? | |
pay 15.7% less for housing
|
Romania
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.45
RON40.37
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.94
RON1,738.98
|
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.85
RON1,275.07
|
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.36
RON513.01
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Romania
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.62
RON1,938.12
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,284.14
RON30,026.87
|
?? |
pay 14.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
RON9.62
|
$1.09
STD24,239
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
RON10.53
|
$1.61
STD35,821
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
RON25.32
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.40
RON178.71
|
$34.30
STD764,186
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
RON29.57
|
$19.29
STD429,855
|
|
pay 78.2% less for clothing
|
Romania
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.67
RON275.56
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.90
RON166.76
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
RON333.31
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.53
RON384.79
|
$17.58
STD391,645
|
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