Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 24.4% cheaper than Sao Tome and Principe overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 69.9% less in Nepal
- Groceries
-
pay 59.8% less in Nepal
- Transportation
-
pay 15.7% less in Nepal
- Housing
-
pay 74.7% less in Nepal
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 0.1% less in Nepal
- Clothing
-
pay 73.9% more in Nepal
Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Nepal.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 69.9% less for restaurants
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
STD417,914
|
$1.57
NPR218.51
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
$6.71
NPR931.93
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
STD39,244
|
$0.42
NPR57.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
STD23,881
|
$0.16
NPR21.87
|
|
pay 59.8% less for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
$0.46
NPR64.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
STD208,957
|
$3.21
NPR445.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.73
STD105,465
|
$2.81
NPR390.53
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
$1.50
NPR208.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
STD189,563
|
$1.41
NPR196.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$0.99
NPR137.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD10,832
|
$0.40
NPR56.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
STD37,913
|
$0.48
NPR66.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$0.27
NPR37.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
STD24,372
|
$0.18
NPR25.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
STD18,956
|
$0.26
NPR36.24
|
|
pay 15.7% less for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.74
STD127,914
|
$4.84
NPR672.55
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.93
NPR2,213.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,847.90
NPR4,287,234.97
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.11
NPR1,265.79
|
|
pay 74.7% less for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$9.30
NPR1,292.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
$83.84
NPR11,652.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
$52.73
NPR7,328.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$20.72
NPR2,879.94
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$51.59
NPR7,169.31
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,839.32
NPR394,607.57
|
pay 0.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
STD24,239
|
$2.21
NPR306.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
STD35,821
|
$1.57
NPR217.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
$2.90
NPR403.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.30
STD764,186
|
$16.62
NPR2,310.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.29
STD429,855
|
$2.96
NPR410.93
|
|
pay 73.9% more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$21.36
NPR2,968.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$27.01
NPR3,753.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$40.30
NPR5,600.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.58
STD391,645
|
$30.56
NPR4,247.28
|
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