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
₫48,751
|
$18.76
STD417,914
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,204
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,674
|
$1.76
STD39,244
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,256
|
$1.07
STD23,881
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,912
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫153,712
|
$9.38
STD208,957
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,664
|
$4.73
STD105,465
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,083
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,278
|
$8.51
STD189,563
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,410
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,819
|
$0.49
STD10,832
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,480
|
$1.70
STD37,913
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,339
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,084
|
$1.09
STD24,372
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,240
|
$0.85
STD18,956
|
|
pay 65.6% more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,040
|
$5.74
STD127,914
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,471
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫899,426,705
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,254
|
?? | |
pay 5.8% more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫220,471
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,543,206
|
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,262,648
|
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,013,362
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,211,787
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫317,286,002
|
?? |
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,251
|
$1.09
STD24,239
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,124
|
$1.61
STD35,821
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,138
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫560,880
|
$34.30
STD764,186
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,773
|
$19.29
STD429,855
|
|
pay 78.0% less for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫710,857
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫563,506
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,018,415
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,027,617
|
$17.58
STD391,645
|
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