Cost of living comparison
Japan is 71.2% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Japan instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 47.0% less for restaurants
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Sao Tome and Principe
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
STD417,914
|
$6.44
¥1,008
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
$4.94
¥773
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
STD39,244
|
$0.97
¥152
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
STD23,881
|
$0.73
¥115
|
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pay 14.5% more for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
$1.52
¥238
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
STD208,957
|
$5.72
¥895
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.73
STD105,465
|
$5.46
¥854
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
$2.02
¥316
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
STD189,563
|
$2.73
¥427
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$2.17
¥340
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD10,832
|
$1.02
¥160
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
STD37,913
|
$1.64
¥257
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$2.04
¥319
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
STD24,372
|
$1.26
¥198
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
STD18,956
|
$1.08
¥169
|
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pay 26.4% less for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.74
STD127,914
|
$4.22
¥661
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$57.82
¥9,045
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,042.19
¥3,448,391
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.42
¥3,977
|
|
pay 53.7% more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$31.09
¥4,864
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
$500.38
¥78,281
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
$325.42
¥50,910
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$113.04
¥17,684
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$288.10
¥45,072
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,095.30
¥1,735,805
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pay 67.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
STD24,239
|
$2.71
¥424
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
STD35,821
|
$2.78
¥435
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
$3.98
¥623
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.30
STD764,186
|
$57.72
¥9,029
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.29
STD429,855
|
$11.97
¥1,873
|
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pay 4.6 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$40.54
¥6,343
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$26.82
¥4,195
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$54.08
¥8,460
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.58
STD391,645
|
$81.66
¥12,776
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