Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 20.0% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 70.2% less for restaurants
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
STD417,914
|
$1.78
IDR28,450.93
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
$3.24
IDR51,610.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
STD39,244
|
$0.63
IDR10,038.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
STD23,881
|
$0.41
IDR6,586.95
|
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pay 27.3% less for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
$1.24
IDR19,809.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
STD208,957
|
$4.54
IDR72,369.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.73
STD105,465
|
$5.19
IDR82,795.71
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
$1.62
IDR25,857.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
STD189,563
|
$1.41
IDR22,443.68
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$1.17
IDR18,696.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD10,832
|
$0.62
IDR9,881.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
STD37,913
|
$0.81
IDR12,946.78
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$0.54
IDR8,663.36
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
STD24,372
|
$0.56
IDR8,961.06
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
STD18,956
|
$0.92
IDR14,730.32
|
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pay 46.0% less for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.74
STD127,914
|
$3.10
IDR49,426.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.11
IDR193,048.70
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,176.29
IDR385,455,877.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.88
IDR61,928.91
|
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pay 18.2% less for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$26.66
IDR425,128.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
$279.33
IDR4,453,478.86
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
$164.17
IDR2,617,501.96
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$47.78
IDR761,852.52
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$112.28
IDR1,790,085.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,061.21
IDR96,637,222.50
|
pay 10.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
STD24,239
|
$2.74
IDR43,739.33
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
STD35,821
|
$1.71
IDR27,310.48
|
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|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
$2.18
IDR34,689.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.30
STD764,186
|
$26.72
IDR426,044.63
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.29
STD429,855
|
$3.16
IDR50,330.91
|
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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
|
?? |
$41.98
IDR669,339.71
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$27.98
IDR446,165.89
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$68.38
IDR1,090,290.06
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.58
STD391,645
|
$65.14
IDR1,038,490.67
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