Cost of living comparison
Vanuatu is 2.7 times more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 12.5% more for restaurants
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
STD417,914
|
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
STD39,244
|
$2.17
VUV257
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
STD23,881
|
$1.73
VUV206
|
|
pay 50.1% more for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
STD208,957
|
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.73
STD105,465
|
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
STD189,563
|
$8.41
VUV998
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$2.23
VUV265
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD10,832
|
$0.96
VUV113
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
STD37,913
|
$2.53
VUV301
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$1.15
VUV136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
STD24,372
|
$1.98
VUV235
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
STD18,956
|
$0.96
VUV114
|
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pay 25.0% more for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.74
STD127,914
|
$7.17
VUV852
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Vanuatu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
STD24,239
|
$4.59
VUV545
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
STD35,821
|
$5.09
VUV604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.30
STD764,186
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.29
STD429,855
|
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
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pay 2.9 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Vanuatu
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.58
STD391,645
|
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
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