Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 63.1% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 37.5% less for restaurants
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
STD417,914
|
$10.61
AMD4,131.11
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
$9.00
AMD3,505.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
STD39,244
|
$0.86
AMD335.22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
STD23,881
|
$0.49
AMD191.35
|
|
pay 38.8% less for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Armenia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
$0.70
AMD271.59
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
STD208,957
|
$3.88
AMD1,511.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.73
STD105,465
|
$5.47
AMD2,130.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
$2.20
AMD854.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
STD189,563
|
$3.20
AMD1,247.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$0.56
AMD217.38
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD10,832
|
$0.73
AMD285.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
STD37,913
|
$0.64
AMD248.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$0.80
AMD309.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
STD24,372
|
$0.34
AMD130.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
STD18,956
|
$0.31
AMD122.41
|
|
pay 19.4% less for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.74
STD127,914
|
$4.63
AMD1,800.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.86
AMD5,007.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,864.95
AMD12,017,760.12
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.76
AMD1,462.16
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$19.21
AMD7,479.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
$684.28
AMD266,433.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
$447.92
AMD174,403.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$89.01
AMD34,656.47
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$270.71
AMD105,405.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,038.40
AMD3,519,245.27
|
pay 35.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
STD24,239
|
$1.67
AMD650.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
STD35,821
|
$2.87
AMD1,116.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
$2.57
AMD1,001.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.30
STD764,186
|
$67.15
AMD26,147.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.29
STD429,855
|
$5.79
AMD2,253.33
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Armenia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$70.99
AMD27,641.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$51.27
AMD19,962.18
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$139.93
AMD54,483.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.58
STD391,645
|
$75.15
AMD29,260.63
|
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