Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 2.6 times more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 17.1% more for restaurants
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
STD417,914
|
$16.00
AWG28.80
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
$10.14
AWG18.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
STD39,244
|
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
STD23,881
|
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
|
pay 68.7% more for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Aruba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
$3.44
AWG6.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
STD208,957
|
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.73
STD105,465
|
$7.65
AWG13.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
$5.24
AWG9.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
STD189,563
|
$4.10
AWG7.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD10,832
|
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
STD37,913
|
$2.49
AWG4.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
STD24,372
|
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
STD18,956
|
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
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pay 4.6% less for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Aruba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.74
STD127,914
|
$5.48
AWG9.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$40.00
AWG72.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$51.10
AWG91.97
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Aruba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$79.65
AWG143.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
$705.36
AWG1,269.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
$655.25
AWG1,179.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$182.10
AWG327.77
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$225.00
AWG405.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
STD24,239
|
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
STD35,821
|
$4.24
AWG7.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
$13.75
AWG24.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.30
STD764,186
|
$95.72
AWG172.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.29
STD429,855
|
$11.50
AWG20.70
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Aruba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$65.00
AWG117.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$57.37
AWG103.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$116.59
AWG209.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.58
STD391,645
|
$102.90
AWG185.22
|
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