Cost of living comparison

Kyrgyzstan

compared to

Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost of Living Summary

Sao Tome and Principe is 59.0% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Sao Tome and Principe
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Sao Tome and Principe
Transportation: pay 97.6% more in Sao Tome and Principe
Housing: pay 35.8% less in Sao Tome and Principe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.5% more in Sao Tome and Principe
Clothing: pay 81.8% less in Sao Tome and Principe

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

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Kyrgyzstan	Sao Tome and Principe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KGS507.25	$18.76 STD417,914	+223.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.68 KGS497.11	$9.11 STD202,987	+60.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 KGS59.14	$1.76 STD39,244	+160.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 KGS28.98	$1.07 STD23,881	+223.5%
Average			+166.9%

Kyrgyzstan vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Kyrgyzstan	Sao Tome and Principe
Bread 1 loaf	$0.48 KGS41.78	$0.95 STD21,104	+98.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.14 KGS449.42	$9.38 STD208,957	+82.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.25 KGS283.83	$4.73 STD105,465	+45.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 KGS153.67	$3.92 STD87,436	+123.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 KGS211.16	$8.51 STD189,563	+252.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 KGS41.22	$1.46 STD32,496	+209.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 KGS74.39	$0.49 STD10,832	-42.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 KGS82.52	$1.70 STD37,913	+80.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 KGS78.92	$1.46 STD32,496	+61.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 KGS19.88	$1.09 STD24,372	+381.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 KGS21.00	$0.85 STD18,956	+254.3%
Average			+140.6%

Kyrgyzstan vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of groceries

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pay 97.6% more for transportation

	Kyrgyzstan	Sao Tome and Principe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.90 KGS254.01	$5.74 STD127,914	+97.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.54 KGS659.43	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,443.16 KGS3,449,303.94	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.18 KGS365.22	??
Average			+97.6%

Kyrgyzstan vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of transportation

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pay 35.8% less for housing

	Kyrgyzstan	Sao Tome and Principe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.05 KGS1,053.48	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$474.69 KGS41,511.27	$321.53 STD7,164,243	-32.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$353.07 KGS30,875.68	$214.35 STD4,776,162	-39.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.19 KGS2,027.91	??
Average			-35.8%

Kyrgyzstan vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Kyrgyzstan	Sao Tome and Principe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$230.15 KGS20,126.58	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,168.50 KGS539,435.63	??

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pay 66.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Kyrgyzstan	Sao Tome and Principe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.16 KGS101.45	$1.09 STD24,239	-6.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.06 KGS179.79	$1.61 STD35,821	-21.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.56 KGS136.45	$2.14 STD47,762	+37.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.01 KGS3,760.83	$34.30 STD764,186	-20.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.35 KGS380.44	$19.29 STD429,855	+343.5%
Average			+66.5%

Kyrgyzstan vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 81.8% less for clothing

	Kyrgyzstan	Sao Tome and Principe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.60 KGS3,550.75	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.86 KGS3,398.58	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.88 KGS9,084.40	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.67 KGS8,454.18	$17.58 STD391,645	-81.8%
Average			-81.8%

Kyrgyzstan vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of clothing

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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: June 2025

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