Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 27.2% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 70.3% less in Vietnam
- Groceries
-
pay 39.6% less in Vietnam
- Transportation
-
pay 39.6% less in Vietnam
- Housing
-
pay 5.4% less in Vietnam
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 36.0% less in Vietnam
- Clothing
-
pay 4.5 times more in Vietnam
Expenses including restaurants, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Vietnam. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Vietnam.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 70.3% less for restaurants
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
STD417,914
|
$1.92
₫49,115
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
$4.34
₫111,027
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
STD39,244
|
$0.54
₫13,776
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
STD23,881
|
$0.33
₫8,318
|
|
pay 39.6% less for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
$0.90
₫23,083
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
STD208,957
|
$6.05
₫154,860
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.73
STD105,465
|
$5.46
₫139,699
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
$1.46
₫37,360
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
STD189,563
|
$1.55
₫39,572
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$1.20
₫30,637
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD10,832
|
$0.43
₫10,900
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
STD37,913
|
$0.57
₫14,588
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$0.45
₫11,424
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
STD24,372
|
$0.48
₫12,174
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
STD18,956
|
$0.48
₫12,331
|
|
pay 39.6% less for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.74
STD127,914
|
$3.47
₫88,698
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.11
₫181,819
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,423.92
₫906,143,762
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.64
₫144,324
|
|
pay 5.4% less for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$8.68
₫222,118
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
$297.09
₫7,599,540
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
$207.27
₫5,301,950
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$39.91
₫1,020,930
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$205.27
₫5,250,710
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,496.31
₫319,655,543
|
pay 36.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
STD24,239
|
$0.88
₫22,417
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
STD35,821
|
$1.58
₫40,424
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
$1.27
₫32,378
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.30
STD764,186
|
$22.09
₫565,069
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.29
STD429,855
|
$3.38
₫86,414
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$28.00
₫716,165
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$22.19
₫567,715
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$79.50
₫2,033,488
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.58
STD391,645
|
$79.86
₫2,042,759
|
|
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