Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 37.4% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 61.8% less for restaurants
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Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.05
STD424,436
|
$5.53
UAH228.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
$5.04
UAH208.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
STD42,444
|
$0.61
UAH25.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
STD24,254
|
$0.41
UAH16.94
|
|
pay 50.2% less for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
$0.59
UAH24.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.52
STD212,218
|
$3.81
UAH157.46
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
STD107,111
|
$3.66
UAH150.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
$1.72
UAH70.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.64
STD192,521
|
$1.72
UAH70.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$0.29
UAH12.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD11,001
|
$0.67
UAH27.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
STD38,504
|
$0.67
UAH27.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$0.83
UAH34.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
STD24,753
|
$0.21
UAH8.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
STD19,252
|
$0.33
UAH13.61
|
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pay 2.7% more for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.94
STD110,171
|
$5.08
UAH209.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.14
UAH418.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,914.31
UAH1,110,997.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.91
UAH161.27
|
|
pay 13.6% less for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$5.56
UAH229.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
$280.46
UAH11,577.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
$189.50
UAH7,822.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$59.87
UAH2,471.51
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$240.96
UAH9,946.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,166.24
UAH171,978.27
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pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.65
STD14,552
|
$1.02
UAH42.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
STD36,380
|
$1.09
UAH45.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
$2.12
UAH87.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.83
STD776,112
|
$20.75
UAH856.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.59
STD436,563
|
$3.69
UAH152.21
|
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pay 4.7 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$47.47
UAH1,959.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$31.04
UAH1,281.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$71.91
UAH2,968.26
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.85
STD397,758
|
$83.50
UAH3,446.61
|
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