Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 65.7% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.53
UAH228.23
|
$19.05
STD424,436
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
UAH208.17
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
UAH25.00
|
$1.90
STD42,444
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.94
|
$1.09
STD24,254
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.41
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
UAH157.46
|
$9.52
STD212,218
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
UAH150.94
|
$4.81
STD107,111
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
UAH70.93
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
UAH70.81
|
$8.64
STD192,521
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.07
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.48
|
$0.49
STD11,001
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.82
|
$1.73
STD38,504
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
UAH34.08
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UAH8.80
|
$1.11
STD24,753
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
UAH13.61
|
$0.86
STD19,252
|
|
pay 2.6% less for transportation
Ukraine
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
UAH209.64
|
$4.94
STD110,171
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.14
UAH418.49
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,914.31
UAH1,110,997.31
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
UAH161.27
|
?? | |
pay 15.6% more for housing
Ukraine
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.56
UAH229.45
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.46
UAH11,577.26
|
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.50
UAH7,822.22
|
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.87
UAH2,471.51
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Ukraine
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.96
UAH9,946.49
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,166.24
UAH171,978.27
|
?? |
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
UAH42.21
|
$0.65
STD14,552
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.09
UAH45.15
|
$1.63
STD36,380
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
UAH87.47
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.75
UAH856.49
|
$34.83
STD776,112
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
UAH152.21
|
$19.59
STD436,563
|
|
pay 78.6% less for clothing
Ukraine
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.47
UAH1,959.60
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
UAH1,281.30
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.91
UAH2,968.26
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.50
UAH3,446.61
|
$17.85
STD397,758
|
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