Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 31.5% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 60.8% less for restaurants
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Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
STD417,914
|
$5.80
UAH242.24
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
$5.14
UAH214.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
STD39,244
|
$0.58
UAH24.22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
STD23,881
|
$0.39
UAH16.36
|
|
pay 50.9% less for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
$0.59
UAH24.59
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
STD208,957
|
$3.76
UAH156.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.73
STD105,465
|
$3.67
UAH153.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
$1.58
UAH65.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
STD189,563
|
$1.68
UAH70.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$0.29
UAH12.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD10,832
|
$0.66
UAH27.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
STD37,913
|
$0.65
UAH27.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$0.80
UAH33.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
STD24,372
|
$0.20
UAH8.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
STD18,956
|
$0.28
UAH11.87
|
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pay 14.8% less for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.74
STD127,914
|
$4.89
UAH204.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.29
UAH429.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,988.02
UAH1,085,558.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.85
UAH160.76
|
|
pay 13.8% less for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$5.34
UAH223.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
$273.41
UAH11,420.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
$187.56
UAH7,834.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$56.79
UAH2,372.18
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$271.83
UAH11,354.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,183.21
UAH216,510.42
|
pay 33.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
STD24,239
|
$0.94
UAH39.35
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
STD35,821
|
$1.03
UAH42.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
$2.19
UAH91.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.30
STD764,186
|
$20.50
UAH856.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.29
STD429,855
|
$3.71
UAH155.03
|
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pay 4.6 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$46.28
UAH1,933.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$31.59
UAH1,319.54
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$74.32
UAH3,104.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.58
STD391,645
|
$81.41
UAH3,400.50
|
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