Cost of living comparison
Poland is 99.4% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Poland instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 14.2% less for restaurants
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Sao Tome and Principe
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.05
STD424,436
|
$8.74
PLN35.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
$7.35
PLN29.60
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
STD42,444
|
$1.72
PLN6.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
STD24,254
|
$1.39
PLN5.59
|
|
pay 34.3% less for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
$1.17
PLN4.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.52
STD212,218
|
$4.22
PLN16.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
STD107,111
|
$3.59
PLN14.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
$2.85
PLN11.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.64
STD192,521
|
$2.73
PLN10.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD11,001
|
$0.70
PLN2.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
STD38,504
|
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$1.12
PLN4.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
STD24,753
|
$0.35
PLN1.41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
STD19,252
|
$0.51
PLN2.04
|
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pay 27.8% more for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.94
STD110,171
|
$6.32
PLN25.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$29.45
PLN118.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,312.40
PLN122,050.88
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.94
PLN31.98
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$14.69
PLN59.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
$591.18
PLN2,380.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
$480.23
PLN1,933.60
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$189.71
PLN763.85
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$301.71
PLN1,214.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,191.48
PLN24,929.60
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.65
STD14,552
|
$3.18
PLN12.80
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
STD36,380
|
$3.01
PLN12.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
$4.63
PLN18.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.83
STD776,112
|
$31.65
PLN127.42
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.59
STD436,563
|
$6.64
PLN26.73
|
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pay 5.1 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$76.35
PLN307.42
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$37.00
PLN148.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$81.47
PLN328.02
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.85
STD397,758
|
$91.91
PLN370.08
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