Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 81.1% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 50.9% less for restaurants
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Sao Tome and Principe
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Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.05
STD424,436
|
$7.13
ETB854.76
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
$6.24
ETB747.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
STD42,444
|
$0.82
ETB97.80
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
STD24,254
|
$0.53
ETB63.94
|
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pay 16.7% less for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
$1.09
ETB130.50
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.52
STD212,218
|
$4.56
ETB546.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
STD107,111
|
$5.68
ETB681.79
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
$2.58
ETB308.94
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.64
STD192,521
|
$6.17
ETB739.70
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$2.95
ETB353.67
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD11,001
|
$0.49
ETB58.52
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
STD38,504
|
$1.10
ETB131.37
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$0.39
ETB46.21
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
STD24,753
|
$0.29
ETB34.20
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
STD19,252
|
$0.76
ETB91.22
|
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pay 6.0% less for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.94
STD110,171
|
$4.65
ETB557.35
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.00
ETB1,199.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,500.00
ETB3,058,690.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.88
ETB465.23
|
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pay 76.8% more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$152.46
ETB18,287.33
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
$621.38
ETB74,534.25
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
$355.45
ETB42,636.29
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$124.84
ETB14,974.18
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$83.24
ETB9,984.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$43,916.67
ETB5,267,744.84
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pay 32.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.65
STD14,552
|
$1.00
ETB119.95
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
STD36,380
|
$1.11
ETB132.64
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
$4.00
ETB479.79
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.83
STD776,112
|
$80.77
ETB9,688.58
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.59
STD436,563
|
$5.00
ETB599.74
|
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pay 5.5 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$40.11
ETB4,811.27
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$57.34
ETB6,877.56
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$92.44
ETB11,088.59
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.85
STD397,758
|
$98.33
ETB11,794.95
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