Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 2.3 times more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 8.6% less for restaurants
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Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cyprus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
STD417,914
|
$15.56
€14.76
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
$8.31
€7.88
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
STD39,244
|
$1.68
€1.59
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
STD23,881
|
$1.03
€0.98
|
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pay 4.9% less for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cyprus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
$1.77
€1.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
STD208,957
|
$6.32
€5.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.73
STD105,465
|
$6.39
€6.06
|
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|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
$3.86
€3.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
STD189,563
|
$3.79
€3.59
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$1.18
€1.12
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD10,832
|
$0.84
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
STD37,913
|
$0.92
€0.88
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$1.25
€1.19
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
STD24,372
|
$0.59
€0.56
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
STD18,956
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
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pay 3.5% less for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cyprus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.74
STD127,914
|
$5.54
€5.25
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$42.87
€40.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,716.67
€25,337.08
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.31
€19.26
|
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pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cyprus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$33.66
€31.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
$862.00
€817.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
$707.00
€670.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$139.26
€132.07
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cyprus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$417.93
€396.35
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,282.83
€6,906.76
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cyprus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
STD24,239
|
$3.45
€3.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
STD35,821
|
$3.61
€3.43
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
$4.90
€4.65
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.30
STD764,186
|
$59.44
€56.37
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.29
STD429,855
|
$10.85
€10.29
|
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pay 6.1 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cyprus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$81.33
€77.13
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$46.86
€44.44
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$112.61
€106.79
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.58
STD391,645
|
$107.65
€102.09
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