Cost of living comparison
Syria is 31.7% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Syria instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 57.5% less for restaurants
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
STD417,914
|
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
STD39,244
|
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
STD23,881
|
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
|
pay 50.3% less for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Syria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
STD208,957
|
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.73
STD105,465
|
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
STD189,563
|
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD10,832
|
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
STD37,913
|
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
STD24,372
|
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
STD18,956
|
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
|
pay 37.7% more for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.74
STD127,914
|
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
|
pay 43.8% less for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Syria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
pay 13.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
STD24,239
|
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
STD35,821
|
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.30
STD764,186
|
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.29
STD429,855
|
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Syria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.58
STD391,645
|
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
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