Cost of living comparison
Samoa is 3.2 times more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Samoa instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 74.1% more for restaurants
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
STD417,914
|
$59.13
WST165.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
STD39,244
|
$2.14
WST6.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
STD23,881
|
$1.52
WST4.26
|
|
pay 8.2% more for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
STD208,957
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.73
STD105,465
|
$6.70
WST18.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
STD189,563
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD10,832
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
STD37,913
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
STD24,372
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
STD18,956
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.74
STD127,914
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? | ?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? | ?? |
pay 4.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
STD24,239
|
$5.36
WST15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
STD35,821
|
$1.61
WST4.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.30
STD764,186
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.29
STD429,855
|
?? | |
pay 5.2 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$45.56
WST127.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.45
WST102.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$68.34
WST191.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.58
STD391,645
|
$91.11
WST255.12
|
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