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
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
STD417,914
|
$5.80
UAH240.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
$5.14
UAH212.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
STD39,244
|
$0.58
UAH24.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
STD23,881
|
$0.39
UAH16.22
|
|
pay 50.9% less for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
$0.59
UAH24.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
STD208,957
|
$3.76
UAH155.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.73
STD105,465
|
$3.67
UAH152.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
$1.58
UAH65.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
STD189,563
|
$1.68
UAH69.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$0.29
UAH12.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD10,832
|
$0.66
UAH27.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
STD37,913
|
$0.65
UAH27.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$0.80
UAH32.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
STD24,372
|
$0.20
UAH8.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
STD18,956
|
$0.28
UAH11.77
|
|
pay 14.8% less for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.74
STD127,914
|
$4.89
UAH202.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.29
UAH426.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,988.02
UAH1,076,681.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.85
UAH159.45
|
|
pay 13.8% less for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$5.34
UAH221.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
$273.41
UAH11,327.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
$187.56
UAH7,770.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$56.79
UAH2,352.79
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$271.83
UAH11,261.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,183.21
UAH214,739.82
|
pay 33.7% less for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
STD24,239
|
$0.94
UAH39.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
STD35,821
|
$1.03
UAH42.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
$2.19
UAH90.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.30
STD764,186
|
$20.50
UAH849.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.29
STD429,855
|
$3.71
UAH153.76
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$46.28
UAH1,917.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$31.59
UAH1,308.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$74.32
UAH3,079.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.58
STD391,645
|
$81.41
UAH3,372.69
|
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