Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 17.9% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 66.8% less for restaurants
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Sao Tome and Principe
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Philippines
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
STD417,914
|
$3.60
₱211.57
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
$3.18
₱186.86
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
STD39,244
|
$0.73
₱42.94
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
STD23,881
|
$0.40
₱23.50
|
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pay 14.8% less for groceries
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Sao Tome and Principe
|
Philippines
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
$1.17
₱68.68
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
STD208,957
|
$3.38
₱198.60
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.73
STD105,465
|
$6.61
₱389.19
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
$1.92
₱113.05
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
STD189,563
|
$1.82
₱107.20
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$1.33
₱78.42
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD10,832
|
$0.64
₱37.62
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
STD37,913
|
$1.14
₱67.23
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$0.67
₱39.64
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
STD24,372
|
$0.97
₱57.25
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
STD18,956
|
$1.21
₱71.05
|
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pay 26.4% less for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Philippines
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.74
STD127,914
|
$4.22
₱248.49
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.49
₱676.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,375.77
₱1,551,818.20
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.70
₱158.79
|
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pay 25.6% less for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Philippines
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$29.28
₱1,722.86
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
$242.58
₱14,272.46
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
$157.31
₱9,255.51
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$81.80
₱4,812.99
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Philippines
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$165.07
₱9,712.14
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,295.45
₱311,557.55
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pay 3.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Philippines
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
STD24,239
|
$1.23
₱72.39
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
STD35,821
|
$2.19
₱128.69
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
$2.57
₱150.93
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.30
STD764,186
|
$29.66
₱1,744.84
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.29
STD429,855
|
$5.28
₱310.66
|
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pay 3.4 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Philippines
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$35.44
₱2,085.00
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$22.98
₱1,352.10
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$64.92
₱3,819.28
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.58
STD391,645
|
$60.53
₱3,561.29
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