Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 12.8% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 60.3% less for restaurants
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
STD417,914
|
$2.65
SOS1,508
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
$4.67
SOS2,656
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
STD39,244
|
$0.81
SOS460
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
STD23,881
|
$0.51
SOS291
|
|
pay 20.9% less for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
$0.97
SOS553
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
STD208,957
|
$1.96
SOS1,115
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.73
STD105,465
|
$5.93
SOS3,376
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
$2.21
SOS1,257
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
STD189,563
|
$2.67
SOS1,520
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$1.73
SOS983
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD10,832
|
$0.88
SOS503
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
STD37,913
|
$1.32
SOS749
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$0.54
SOS310
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
STD24,372
|
$0.60
SOS341
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
STD18,956
|
$0.54
SOS308
|
|
pay 28.2% less for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.74
STD127,914
|
$4.12
SOS2,346
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.00
SOS14,231
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$5,750.00
SOS3,273,041
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.43
SOS4,231
|
|
pay 53.4% less for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$30.62
SOS17,432
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
$160.00
SOS91,076
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
$93.33
SOS53,128
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$94.31
SOS53,686
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$55.21
SOS31,426
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$742.50
SOS422,649
|
pay 79.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
STD24,239
|
$7.00
SOS3,985
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
STD35,821
|
$1.24
SOS704
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
$1.34
SOS766
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.30
STD764,186
|
$30.00
SOS17,077
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.29
STD429,855
|
$5.00
SOS2,846
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$18.61
SOS10,594
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$23.11
SOS13,155
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$25.89
SOS14,737
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.58
STD391,645
|
$45.78
SOS26,058
|
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