Cost of living comparison
Virgin Islands is 3.2 times more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 52.7% more in Virgin Islands
- Groceries
-
pay 2.6 times more in Virgin Islands
- Transportation
-
pay 7.1% less in Virgin Islands
- Housing
-
pay 6.0 times more in Virgin Islands
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.0 times more in Virgin Islands
- Clothing
-
pay 5.2 times more in Virgin Islands
The cost of housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in Virgin Islands are more expensive than in Sao Tome and Principe. Notably, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Virgin Islands.
If you lived in Virgin Islands instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 52.7% more for restaurants
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
STD417,914
|
$24.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
$9.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
STD39,244
|
$3.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
STD23,881
|
$2.26
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
$6.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
STD208,957
|
$7.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.73
STD105,465
|
$10.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
$6.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
STD189,563
|
$11.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$3.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD10,832
|
$2.30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
STD37,913
|
$2.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$4.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
STD24,372
|
$1.21
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
STD18,956
|
$2.47
|
|
pay 7.1% less for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.74
STD127,914
|
$5.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$100.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$42,333.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$52.43
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$96.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
$1,781.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
$1,389.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$266.22
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$991.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$16,200.00
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
STD24,239
|
$5.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
STD35,821
|
$6.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
$4.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.30
STD764,186
|
$109.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.29
STD429,855
|
$12.67
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$78.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$62.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$98.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.58
STD391,645
|
$91.67
|
|
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