Cost of living comparison

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

Jordan is 47.2% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe overall.

Restaurants
pay 59.5% less in Jordan
Groceries
pay 45.1% less in Jordan
Transportation
pay 5.7% less in Jordan
Housing
pay 9.2% less in Jordan
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.1 times more in Jordan
Clothing
pay 3.9 times more in Jordan

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

Jordan vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost Breakdown

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

pay 59.5% less for restaurants

 
Sao Tome and Principe
Jordan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $18.76
STD417,914
$5.22
JOD3.700
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.11
STD202,987
$6.63
JOD4.700
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.76
STD39,244
$0.48
JOD0.340

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pay 45.1% less for groceries

 
Sao Tome and Principe
Jordan
Bread
1 loaf
$0.95
STD21,104
$0.51
JOD0.360
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.38
STD208,957
$3.30
JOD2.340
Milk (1 gallon) $4.73
STD105,465
$5.28
JOD3.750

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pay 5.7% less for transportation

 
Sao Tome and Principe
Jordan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.74
STD127,914
$5.41
JOD3.840
Monthly public transit pass ?? $31.82
JOD22.570
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $25,243.27
JOD17,907.570

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pay 9.2% less for housing

 
Sao Tome and Principe
Jordan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $32.16
JOD22.820
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $321.53
STD7,164,243
$278.15
JOD197.320
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $214.35
STD4,776,162
$203.84
JOD144.610

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Sao Tome and Principe
Jordan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $139.70
JOD99.110
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $4,155.50
JOD2,947.910

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Sao Tome and Principe
Jordan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.09
STD24,239
$5.64
JOD4.000
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.61
STD35,821
$2.58
JOD1.830
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.14
STD47,762
$3.47
JOD2.460

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pay 3.9 times more for clothing

 
Sao Tome and Principe
Jordan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $44.98
JOD31.910
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $39.03
JOD27.690
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $81.72
JOD57.970

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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: March 2025
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