Cost of living comparison

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

Kazakhstan is 33.4% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe overall.

Restaurants
pay 48.0% less in Kazakhstan
Groceries
pay 45.4% less in Kazakhstan
Transportation
pay 67.9% less in Kazakhstan
Housing
pay 11.6% more in Kazakhstan
Entertainment and Sports
pay 9.2% less in Kazakhstan
Clothing
pay 4.6 times more in Kazakhstan

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

Kazakhstan vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost Breakdown

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

pay 48.0% less for restaurants

 
Sao Tome and Principe
Kazakhstan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $18.76
STD417,914
$8.27
KZT4,218.18
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.11
STD202,987
$6.04
KZT3,079.60
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.76
STD39,244
$0.91
KZT464.87

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pay 45.4% less for groceries

 
Sao Tome and Principe
Kazakhstan
Bread
1 loaf
$0.95
STD21,104
$0.40
KZT201.70
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.38
STD208,957
$4.54
KZT2,313.72
Milk (1 gallon) $4.73
STD105,465
$4.05
KZT2,066.98

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pay 67.9% less for transportation

 
Sao Tome and Principe
Kazakhstan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.74
STD127,914
$1.84
KZT939.64
Monthly public transit pass ?? $14.74
KZT7,518.75
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $21,631.50
KZT11,032,867.42

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pay 11.6% more for housing

 
Sao Tome and Principe
Kazakhstan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $11.58
KZT5,905.64
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $321.53
STD7,164,243
$345.54
KZT176,235.66
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $214.35
STD4,776,162
$248.07
KZT126,524.83

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Sao Tome and Principe
Kazakhstan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $204.89
KZT104,502.82
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $5,596.30
KZT2,854,322.50

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pay 9.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Sao Tome and Principe
Kazakhstan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.09
STD24,239
$1.19
KZT608.62
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.61
STD35,821
$1.97
KZT1,005.16
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.14
STD47,762
$1.93
KZT986.48

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pay 4.6 times more for clothing

 
Sao Tome and Principe
Kazakhstan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $70.88
KZT36,151.84
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $43.23
KZT22,049.48
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $97.08
KZT49,514.47

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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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