Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 2.0 times more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 52.0% less for restaurants
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Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
STD417,914
|
$6.00
ETB747.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
$6.24
ETB777.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
STD39,244
|
$0.78
ETB97.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
STD23,881
|
$0.50
ETB62.58
|
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pay 10.6% less for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
$1.20
ETB149.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
STD208,957
|
$4.85
ETB604.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.73
STD105,465
|
$6.08
ETB757.54
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
$2.65
ETB330.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
STD189,563
|
$5.65
ETB703.64
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$3.30
ETB411.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD10,832
|
$0.51
ETB63.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
STD37,913
|
$1.08
ETB134.37
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$0.39
ETB48.17
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
STD24,372
|
$0.31
ETB38.79
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
STD18,956
|
$0.79
ETB98.97
|
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pay 15.0% less for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.74
STD127,914
|
$4.88
ETB608.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.00
ETB1,246.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,000.00
ETB3,115,573.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.67
ETB456.74
|
|
pay 98.9% more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$171.17
ETB21,331.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
$645.10
ETB80,394.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
$422.74
ETB52,683.37
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$124.84
ETB15,557.71
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$81.47
ETB10,153.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$43,916.67
ETB5,473,023.24
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pay 29.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
STD24,239
|
$1.00
ETB124.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
STD35,821
|
$1.15
ETB143.28
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
$4.00
ETB498.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.30
STD764,186
|
$90.59
ETB11,290.21
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.29
STD429,855
|
$6.70
ETB834.97
|
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pay 6.8 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$48.33
ETB6,023.44
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$75.17
ETB9,367.49
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$108.84
ETB13,564.30
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.58
STD391,645
|
$119.32
ETB14,870.22
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