Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 3.3 times more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 29.9% more for restaurants
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Guernsey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
STD417,914
|
$19.70
£15.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
$9.04
£7.21
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
STD39,244
|
$2.37
£1.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
STD23,881
|
$1.93
£1.54
|
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pay 56.1% more for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Guernsey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
$2.22
£1.77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
STD208,957
|
$7.09
£5.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.73
STD105,465
|
$8.22
£6.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
$5.73
£4.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
STD189,563
|
$5.16
£4.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$3.05
£2.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD10,832
|
$1.55
£1.23
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
STD37,913
|
$2.46
£1.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$1.74
£1.39
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
STD24,372
|
$1.31
£1.05
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
STD18,956
|
$0.98
£0.78
|
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pay 28.8% more for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Guernsey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.74
STD127,914
|
$7.40
£5.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.35
£24.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,705.36
£23,706.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$22.56
£18.01
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Guernsey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$68.61
£54.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
$1,903.94
£1,519.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
$1,750.03
£1,396.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$143.94
£114.87
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Guernsey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,808.15
£1,443.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$15,498.45
£12,368.58
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Guernsey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
STD24,239
|
$5.81
£4.64
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
STD35,821
|
$4.42
£3.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
$12.69
£10.13
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.30
STD764,186
|
$81.31
£64.89
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.29
STD429,855
|
$9.85
£7.86
|
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pay 5.1 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Guernsey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$88.79
£70.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$32.29
£25.77
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$87.99
£70.22
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.58
STD391,645
|
$88.79
£70.86
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