Cost of living comparison
Sudan is 23.6% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Sudan instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 51.8% less for restaurants
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Sao Tome and Principe
|
Sudan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.05
STD424,436
|
$6.60
SDG3,970.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
$8.00
SDG4,812.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
STD42,444
|
$0.63
SDG377.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
STD24,254
|
$0.42
SDG253.57
|
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pay 21.7% less for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Sudan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
$1.14
SDG684.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.52
STD212,218
|
$6.05
SDG3,639.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
STD107,111
|
$6.13
SDG3,687.65
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
$2.85
SDG1,716.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.64
STD192,521
|
$2.81
SDG1,691.69
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$2.02
SDG1,213.46
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD11,001
|
$0.51
SDG305.25
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
STD38,504
|
$0.90
SDG539.34
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$0.80
SDG479.42
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
STD24,753
|
$0.60
SDG359.30
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
STD19,252
|
$0.43
SDG256.16
|
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pay 5.2% more for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Sudan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.94
STD110,171
|
$5.20
SDG3,129.70
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.00
SDG15,037.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.74
SDG6,458.68
|
|
pay 55.7% more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Sudan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$70.15
SDG42,193.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
$637.80
SDG383,634.48
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
$252.68
SDG151,985.69
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$39.45
SDG23,729.50
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Sudan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$63.07
SDG37,933.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,057.46
SDG1,237,560.29
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pay 30.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Sudan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.65
STD14,552
|
$2.00
SDG1,203.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
STD36,380
|
$2.38
SDG1,431.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
$1.80
SDG1,082.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.83
STD776,112
|
$33.33
SDG20,050.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.59
STD436,563
|
$4.00
SDG2,406.00
|
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pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Sudan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$18.17
SDG10,927.58
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$20.00
SDG12,030.00
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$55.00
SDG33,082.50
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.85
STD397,758
|
$40.00
SDG24,060.00
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