Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 4.0 times more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 50.4% more for restaurants
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.05
STD424,436
|
$19.51
ISK2,682
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
$16.45
ISK2,261
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
STD42,444
|
$2.70
ISK372
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
STD24,254
|
$1.95
ISK269
|
|
pay 28.4% more for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
$3.16
ISK434
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.52
STD212,218
|
$6.72
ISK923
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
STD107,111
|
$6.27
ISK862
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
$6.03
ISK829
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.64
STD192,521
|
$7.60
ISK1,045
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$1.13
ISK155
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD11,001
|
$1.01
ISK139
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
STD38,504
|
$1.15
ISK159
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$1.71
ISK235
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
STD24,753
|
$1.13
ISK155
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
STD19,252
|
$0.68
ISK94
|
|
pay 70.3% more for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.94
STD110,171
|
$8.42
ISK1,157
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$68.29
ISK9,387
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$39,714.69
ISK5,458,784
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$23.23
ISK3,193
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$74.47
ISK10,236
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
$1,518.94
ISK208,778
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
$1,325.48
ISK182,187
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$66.99
ISK9,208
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$254.97
ISK35,045
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,993.83
ISK823,851
|
pay 5.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.65
STD14,552
|
$9.37
ISK1,288
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
STD36,380
|
$4.61
ISK634
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
$11.22
ISK1,542
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.83
STD776,112
|
$60.00
ISK8,247
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.59
STD436,563
|
$13.94
ISK1,916
|
|
pay 9.5 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$108.23
ISK14,877
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$59.73
ISK8,210
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$146.94
ISK20,197
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.85
STD397,758
|
$169.24
ISK23,262
|
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