Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 99.9% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
₫48,875
|
$18.76
STD417,914
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,484
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,709
|
$1.76
STD39,244
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,277
|
$1.07
STD23,881
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,970
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫154,103
|
$9.38
STD208,957
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫139,017
|
$4.73
STD105,465
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,178
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,378
|
$8.51
STD189,563
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,487
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,847
|
$0.49
STD10,832
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,517
|
$1.70
STD37,913
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,368
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,115
|
$1.09
STD24,372
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,271
|
$0.85
STD18,956
|
|
pay 65.6% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,264
|
$5.74
STD127,914
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,931
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫901,716,197
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,619
|
?? | |
pay 5.8% more for housing
Vietnam
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫221,032
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,562,407
|
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,276,044
|
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,015,942
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,225,054
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫318,093,654
|
?? |
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,308
|
$1.09
STD24,239
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,226
|
$1.61
STD35,821
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,220
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫562,308
|
$34.30
STD764,186
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,992
|
$19.29
STD429,855
|
|
pay 78.0% less for clothing
Vietnam
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫712,666
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫564,941
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,023,552
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,032,778
|
$17.58
STD391,645
|
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