Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 66.9% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 53.5% less for restaurants
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Sao Tome and Principe
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
STD417,914
|
$4.21
NT$137.04
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
$4.80
NT$156.43
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
STD39,244
|
$0.95
NT$30.88
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
STD23,881
|
$0.61
NT$19.88
|
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pay 14.8% more for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
$1.76
NT$57.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
STD208,957
|
$7.11
NT$231.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.73
STD105,465
|
$11.33
NT$369.12
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
$2.53
NT$82.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
STD189,563
|
$3.21
NT$104.58
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$1.77
NT$57.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD10,832
|
$0.80
NT$26.03
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
STD37,913
|
$1.10
NT$35.72
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$1.27
NT$41.28
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
STD24,372
|
$1.21
NT$39.36
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
STD18,956
|
$0.96
NT$31.17
|
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pay 37.5% less for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.74
STD127,914
|
$3.59
NT$116.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.87
NT$1,233.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,524.98
NT$1,092,361.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.35
NT$304.54
|
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pay 23.1% more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$18.76
NT$611.33
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
$386.89
NT$12,606.34
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
$269.95
NT$8,795.88
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$54.00
NT$1,759.56
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$472.11
NT$15,382.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$14,471.45
NT$471,530.44
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pay 32.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
STD24,239
|
$1.82
NT$59.33
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
STD35,821
|
$2.59
NT$84.41
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
$4.00
NT$130.24
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.30
STD764,186
|
$34.52
NT$1,124.77
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.29
STD429,855
|
$9.29
NT$302.57
|
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pay 5.2 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$63.92
NT$2,082.85
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$28.11
NT$915.97
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$76.13
NT$2,480.55
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.58
STD391,645
|
$91.74
NT$2,989.11
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