Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 2.5 times more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 7.0% more for restaurants
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.05
STD424,436
|
$16.11
AWG29.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
$10.50
AWG18.93
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
STD42,444
|
$1.74
AWG3.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
STD24,254
|
$1.51
AWG2.72
|
|
pay 61.6% more for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Aruba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
$3.13
AWG5.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.52
STD212,218
|
$11.04
AWG19.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
STD107,111
|
$7.67
AWG13.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
$4.63
AWG8.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.64
STD192,521
|
$3.73
AWG6.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$2.25
AWG4.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD11,001
|
$1.20
AWG2.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
STD38,504
|
$2.37
AWG4.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$3.18
AWG5.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
STD24,753
|
$1.40
AWG2.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
STD19,252
|
$1.25
AWG2.25
|
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pay 15.6% more for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.94
STD110,171
|
$5.71
AWG10.30
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.00
AWG90.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$39.16
AWG70.58
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Aruba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$77.07
AWG138.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
$754.44
AWG1,359.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
$561.88
AWG1,012.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$169.18
AWG304.94
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$197.41
AWG355.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.65
STD14,552
|
$3.42
AWG6.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
STD36,380
|
$3.67
AWG6.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
$10.81
AWG19.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.83
STD776,112
|
$68.94
AWG124.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.59
STD436,563
|
$9.97
AWG17.97
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Aruba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$74.35
AWG134.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$48.82
AWG88.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$94.62
AWG170.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.85
STD397,758
|
$101.64
AWG183.21
|
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