Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 23.7% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 73.3% less for restaurants
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Sao Tome and Principe
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.05
STD424,436
|
$1.89
IDR29,880.82
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
$3.26
IDR51,691.63
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
STD42,444
|
$0.55
IDR8,787.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
STD24,254
|
$0.35
IDR5,618.39
|
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pay 30.1% less for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
$1.15
IDR18,153.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.52
STD212,218
|
$4.13
IDR65,488.64
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
STD107,111
|
$5.06
IDR80,254.23
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
$1.54
IDR24,367.37
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.64
STD192,521
|
$1.45
IDR23,018.78
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$1.16
IDR18,363.41
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD11,001
|
$0.61
IDR9,700.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
STD38,504
|
$0.83
IDR13,170.13
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$0.55
IDR8,724.07
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
STD24,753
|
$0.56
IDR8,893.95
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
STD19,252
|
$0.93
IDR14,747.03
|
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pay 38.4% less for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.94
STD110,171
|
$3.05
IDR48,290.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.64
IDR168,650.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,932.07
IDR379,300,754.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.94
IDR62,477.14
|
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pay 26.0% less for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$27.71
IDR439,248.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
$249.00
IDR3,946,404.54
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
$155.92
IDR2,471,202.19
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$48.30
IDR765,468.12
|
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pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$111.78
IDR1,771,531.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,305.88
IDR99,942,216.85
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pay 38.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.65
STD14,552
|
$2.59
IDR40,987.17
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
STD36,380
|
$1.73
IDR27,378.18
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
$2.18
IDR34,625.88
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.83
STD776,112
|
$25.20
IDR399,381.75
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.59
STD436,563
|
$3.00
IDR47,585.97
|
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pay 3.7 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$41.19
IDR652,778.61
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$26.77
IDR424,344.96
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$64.33
IDR1,019,560.64
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.85
STD397,758
|
$66.42
IDR1,052,655.40
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