Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 21.5% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 65.9% less for restaurants
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
STD417,914
|
$2.98
MYR13.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
$4.23
MYR18.89
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
STD39,244
|
$0.68
MYR3.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
STD23,881
|
$0.38
MYR1.71
|
|
pay 27.6% less for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Malaysia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
$0.91
MYR4.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
STD208,957
|
$7.65
MYR34.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.73
STD105,465
|
$6.39
MYR28.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
$1.97
MYR8.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
STD189,563
|
$1.83
MYR8.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$1.17
MYR5.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD10,832
|
$0.57
MYR2.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
STD37,913
|
$1.21
MYR5.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$0.63
MYR2.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
STD24,372
|
$0.43
MYR1.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
STD18,956
|
$0.51
MYR2.27
|
|
pay 69.2% less for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Malaysia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.74
STD127,914
|
$1.77
MYR7.91
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.69
MYR70.09
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,330.57
MYR153,389.01
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.94
MYR30.99
|
|
pay 0.2% less for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Malaysia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$26.31
MYR117.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
$322.80
MYR1,442.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
$212.35
MYR948.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$33.00
MYR147.44
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$163.68
MYR731.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,626.64
MYR29,607.83
|
pay 62.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Malaysia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
STD24,239
|
$3.66
MYR16.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
STD35,821
|
$2.54
MYR11.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
$4.07
MYR18.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.30
STD764,186
|
$36.32
MYR162.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.29
STD429,855
|
$4.00
MYR17.86
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Malaysia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$53.15
MYR237.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$30.13
MYR134.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$65.18
MYR291.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.58
STD391,645
|
$57.93
MYR258.85
|
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