Cost of living comparison

Ethiopia

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Sao Tome and Principe vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Sao Tome and Principe is 15.7% more expensive than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Sao Tome and Principe
Groceries: pay 62.0% more in Sao Tome and Principe
Transportation: pay 17.6% more in Sao Tome and Principe
Housing: pay 49.8% less in Sao Tome and Principe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.6% more in Sao Tome and Principe
Clothing: pay 85.3% less in Sao Tome and Principe

The cost of restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Sao Tome and Principe are more expensive than in Ethiopia. Expenses including clothing and housing are lower in Sao Tome and Principe. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Sao Tome and Principe.

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Ethiopia, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Sao Tome and Principe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 ETB788.24	$18.76 STD417,914	+212.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.24 ETB819.15	$9.11 STD202,987	+46.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 ETB103.13	$1.76 STD39,244	+124.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ETB65.97	$1.07 STD23,881	+113.4%
Average			+124.1%

Ethiopia vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 62.0% more for groceries

	Ethiopia	Sao Tome and Principe
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 ETB157.85	$0.95 STD21,104	-21.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.85 ETB637.61	$9.38 STD208,957	+93.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.08 ETB798.56	$4.73 STD105,465	-22.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.65 ETB348.03	$3.92 STD87,436	+48.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.65 ETB741.75	$8.51 STD189,563	+50.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.30 ETB433.71	$1.46 STD32,496	-55.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 ETB66.52	$0.49 STD10,832	-4.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 ETB141.65	$1.70 STD37,913	+57.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 ETB50.78	$1.46 STD32,496	+277.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB40.89	$1.09 STD24,372	+251.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 ETB104.33	$0.85 STD18,956	+7.1%
Average			+62.0%

Ethiopia vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.6% more for transportation

	Ethiopia	Sao Tome and Principe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.88 ETB641.06	$5.74 STD127,914	+17.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 ETB1,313.73	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ETB3,284,315.50	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.67 ETB481.48	??
Average			+17.6%

Ethiopia vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of transportation

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pay 49.8% less for housing

	Ethiopia	Sao Tome and Principe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$171.17 ETB22,486.61	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$645.10 ETB84,748.48	$321.53 STD7,164,243	-50.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$422.74 ETB55,536.76	$214.35 STD4,776,162	-49.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$124.84 ETB16,400.33	??
Average			-49.8%

Ethiopia vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Ethiopia	Sao Tome and Principe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$81.47 ETB10,703.36	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$43,916.67 ETB5,769,447.56	??

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pay 25.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Sao Tome and Principe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 ETB131.37	$1.09 STD24,239	+8.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.15 ETB151.04	$1.61 STD35,821	+39.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 ETB525.49	$2.14 STD47,762	-46.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$90.59 ETB11,901.70	$34.30 STD764,186	-62.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.70 ETB880.20	$19.29 STD429,855	+187.9%
Average			+25.6%

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pay 85.3% less for clothing

	Ethiopia	Sao Tome and Principe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.33 ETB6,349.68	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB9,874.84	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.84 ETB14,298.96	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.32 ETB15,675.61	$17.58 STD391,645	-85.3%
Average			-85.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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