Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 73.5% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 54.7% less for restaurants
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Sao Tome and Principe
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.05
STD424,436
|
$3.79
NT$121.06
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
$4.76
NT$151.93
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
STD42,444
|
$0.98
NT$31.18
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
STD24,254
|
$0.64
NT$20.42
|
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pay 15.3% more for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
$1.83
NT$58.39
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.52
STD212,218
|
$7.72
NT$246.65
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
STD107,111
|
$11.17
NT$356.90
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
$2.76
NT$88.13
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.64
STD192,521
|
$3.31
NT$105.84
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$1.77
NT$56.67
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD11,001
|
$0.80
NT$25.48
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
STD38,504
|
$1.12
NT$35.63
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$1.43
NT$45.63
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
STD24,753
|
$1.12
NT$35.70
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
STD19,252
|
$0.98
NT$31.40
|
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pay 27.0% less for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.94
STD110,171
|
$3.61
NT$115.35
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.97
NT$1,212.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,040.82
NT$1,023,313.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.01
NT$287.70
|
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pay 21.5% more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$20.06
NT$640.81
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
$385.85
NT$12,323.11
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
$271.82
NT$8,681.25
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$62.08
NT$1,982.76
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$421.29
NT$13,455.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$14,282.51
NT$456,151.79
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pay 47.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.65
STD14,552
|
$1.69
NT$53.90
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
STD36,380
|
$2.68
NT$85.66
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
$3.70
NT$118.09
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.83
STD776,112
|
$34.15
NT$1,090.64
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.59
STD436,563
|
$9.15
NT$292.25
|
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pay 5.4 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$68.20
NT$2,178.26
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$28.88
NT$922.34
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$77.64
NT$2,479.69
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.85
STD397,758
|
$96.18
NT$3,071.82
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