Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 39.9% more expensive than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.73
SAR25.26
|
$18.76
STD417,914
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
SAR28.31
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$1.76
STD39,244
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
SAR0.92
|
$1.07
STD23,881
|
|
pay 61.0% more for groceries
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.87
SAR14.53
|
$9.38
STD208,957
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
SAR25.40
|
$4.73
STD105,465
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
SAR9.68
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.22
SAR12.10
|
$8.51
STD189,563
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SAR2.87
|
$0.49
STD10,832
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.80
|
$1.70
STD37,913
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.53
|
$1.09
STD24,372
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
SAR2.38
|
$0.85
STD18,956
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.30
SAR8.64
|
$5.74
STD127,914
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.62
SAR167.53
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,543.44
SAR95,901.05
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
SAR68.04
|
?? | |
pay 19.8% less for housing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.43
SAR279.44
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.32
SAR1,442.91
|
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$279.56
SAR1,049.61
|
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.15
SAR319.69
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.07
SAR1,137.85
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,063.63
SAR22,765.47
|
?? |
pay 42.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
SAR6.39
|
$1.09
STD24,239
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.38
|
$1.61
STD35,821
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.18
SAR26.96
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.57
SAR370.08
|
$34.30
STD764,186
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.63
SAR62.43
|
$19.29
STD429,855
|
|
pay 77.7% less for clothing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.91
SAR161.10
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.28
SAR218.80
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.66
SAR344.12
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
SAR296.15
|
$17.58
STD391,645
|
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