Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 56.4% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 49.5% less for restaurants
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.05
STD424,436
|
$4.22
NIO154.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
$5.54
NIO203.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
STD42,444
|
$0.91
NIO33.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
STD24,254
|
$0.79
NIO28.91
|
|
pay 12.9% less for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Nicaragua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
$1.26
NIO46.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.52
STD212,218
|
$3.29
NIO120.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
STD107,111
|
$4.46
NIO163.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
$1.84
NIO67.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.64
STD192,521
|
$2.56
NIO94.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$2.61
NIO96.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD11,001
|
$0.65
NIO23.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
STD38,504
|
$1.67
NIO61.33
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$0.58
NIO21.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
STD24,753
|
$1.13
NIO41.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
STD19,252
|
$0.68
NIO24.97
|
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pay 1.3% less for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Nicaragua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.94
STD110,171
|
$4.88
NIO179.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.00
NIO257.25
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.64
NIO207.22
|
|
pay 19.1% more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Nicaragua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$59.16
NIO2,174.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
$377.78
NIO13,883.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
$266.67
NIO9,800.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$58.96
NIO2,166.97
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$125.56
NIO4,614.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,950.00
NIO365,666.94
|
pay 41.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.65
STD14,552
|
$1.84
NIO67.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
STD36,380
|
$2.33
NIO85.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
$3.03
NIO111.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.83
STD776,112
|
$37.38
NIO1,373.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.59
STD436,563
|
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Nicaragua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$41.25
NIO1,515.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$40.83
NIO1,500.64
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$90.83
NIO3,338.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.85
STD397,758
|
$78.88
NIO2,898.69
|
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