Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 40.5% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 70.8% less for restaurants
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.05
STD424,436
|
$1.84
₫46,457
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
$4.33
₫109,575
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
STD42,444
|
$0.55
₫13,870
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
STD24,254
|
$0.34
₫8,723
|
|
pay 39.8% less for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
$0.88
₫22,351
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.52
STD212,218
|
$6.02
₫152,208
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
STD107,111
|
$5.38
₫136,198
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
$1.49
₫37,716
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.64
STD192,521
|
$1.52
₫38,382
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$1.26
₫31,996
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD11,001
|
$0.44
₫11,129
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
STD38,504
|
$0.63
₫16,044
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$0.42
₫10,552
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
STD24,753
|
$0.49
₫12,491
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
STD19,252
|
$0.49
₫12,448
|
|
pay 29.6% less for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.94
STD110,171
|
$3.48
₫88,017
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.87
₫173,709
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,303.88
₫867,888,190
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.70
₫144,158
|
|
pay 5.0% less for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$8.95
₫226,560
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
$304.25
₫7,697,434
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
$210.52
₫5,326,224
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$43.00
₫1,087,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$212.34
₫5,372,124
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,971.85
₫302,887,734
|
pay 25.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.65
STD14,552
|
$0.89
₫22,552
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
STD36,380
|
$1.56
₫39,559
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
$1.19
₫29,995
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.83
STD776,112
|
$22.79
₫576,647
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.59
STD436,563
|
$3.60
₫91,034
|
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pay 5.1 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$28.72
₫726,738
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$23.06
₫583,474
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$81.55
₫2,063,185
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.85
STD397,758
|
$91.83
₫2,323,406
|
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