Cost of living comparison

 Sao Tome and Principe
compared to
 Iceland
Iceland vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost of Living Summary

Iceland is 4.2 times more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe overall.

Restaurants
pay 59.4% more in Iceland
Groceries
pay 35.2% more in Iceland
Transportation
pay 45.7% more in Iceland
Housing
pay 6.4 times more in Iceland
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.9 times more in Iceland
Clothing
pay 10.5 times more in Iceland

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

Iceland vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost Breakdown

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

pay 59.4% more for restaurants

 
Sao Tome and Principe
Iceland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $18.76
STD417,914
$19.40
ISK2,418
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.11
STD202,987
$16.94
ISK2,112
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.76
STD39,244
$2.81
ISK350

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pay 35.2% more for groceries

 
Sao Tome and Principe
Iceland
Bread
1 loaf
$0.95
STD21,104
$2.95
ISK368
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.38
STD208,957
$7.27
ISK906
Milk (1 gallon) $4.73
STD105,465
$6.01
ISK749

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pay 45.7% more for transportation

 
Sao Tome and Principe
Iceland
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.74
STD127,914
$8.36
ISK1,042
Monthly public transit pass ?? $71.28
ISK8,885
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $40,660.66
ISK5,068,351

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pay 6.4 times more for housing

 
Sao Tome and Principe
Iceland
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $72.17
ISK8,997
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $321.53
STD7,164,243
$1,838.04
ISK229,111
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $214.35
STD4,776,162
$1,497.77
ISK186,697

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Sao Tome and Principe
Iceland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $258.16
ISK32,180
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $5,993.99
ISK747,151

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pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Sao Tome and Principe
Iceland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.09
STD24,239
$9.19
ISK1,145
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.61
STD35,821
$4.65
ISK579
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.14
STD47,762
$11.76
ISK1,465

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pay 10.5 times more for clothing

 
Sao Tome and Principe
Iceland
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $111.23
ISK13,865
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $59.69
ISK7,440
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $148.00
ISK18,448

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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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