Cost of living comparison
Comoros is 30.0% cheaper than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Comoros instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 77.2% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Comoros
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.05
STD424,436
|
$1.09
KMF494
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
STD42,444
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
STD24,254
|
$0.44
KMF198
|
|
pay 1.6% more for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Comoros
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
$0.38
KMF175
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.52
STD212,218
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
STD107,111
|
$18.62
KMF8,452
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
$4.40
KMF1,999
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.64
STD192,521
|
$1.09
KMF493
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$2.22
KMF1,008
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD11,001
|
$0.22
KMF99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
STD38,504
|
$0.25
KMF112
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$0.99
KMF451
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
STD24,753
|
$1.00
KMF453
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
STD19,252
|
$0.87
KMF394
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Comoros
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.94
STD110,171
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Comoros
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$71.68
KMF32,533
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$83.24
KMF37,777
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Comoros
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? | ?? |
pay 14.5% less for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Comoros
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.65
STD14,552
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
STD36,380
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
$1.63
KMF741
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.83
STD776,112
|
$33.44
KMF15,175
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.59
STD436,563
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Comoros
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? | ?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? | ?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? | ?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.85
STD397,758
|
?? |
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