Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 49.3% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 50.7% less for restaurants
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
STD417,914
|
$4.15
NIO153.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
$5.48
NIO202.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
STD39,244
|
$0.95
NIO35.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
STD23,881
|
$0.66
NIO24.18
|
|
pay 7.8% less for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Nicaragua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
$1.43
NIO52.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
STD208,957
|
$2.35
NIO86.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.73
STD105,465
|
$4.24
NIO156.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
$1.88
NIO69.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
STD189,563
|
$2.20
NIO81.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$2.80
NIO103.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD10,832
|
$0.60
NIO22.20
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
STD37,913
|
$1.72
NIO63.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$0.65
NIO24.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
STD24,372
|
$1.08
NIO39.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
STD18,956
|
$0.97
NIO35.91
|
|
pay 10.3% less for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.74
STD127,914
|
$5.15
NIO190.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.05
NIO1,109.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,168.72
NIO670,548.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.42
NIO199.92
|
|
pay 13.7% more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Nicaragua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$44.72
NIO1,650.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
$308.00
NIO11,367.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
$281.86
NIO10,402.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$52.83
NIO1,949.64
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$112.78
NIO4,162.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,900.00
NIO365,376.71
|
pay 1.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
STD24,239
|
$1.22
NIO44.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
STD35,821
|
$2.28
NIO84.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
$2.97
NIO109.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.30
STD764,186
|
$26.12
NIO964.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.29
STD429,855
|
$7.30
NIO269.32
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Nicaragua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$42.40
NIO1,564.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$40.36
NIO1,489.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$58.79
NIO2,169.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.58
STD391,645
|
$79.04
NIO2,917.04
|
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