Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 10.8% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 70.7% less for restaurants
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.05
STD424,436
|
$3.08
TND9.510
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
$4.22
TND13.050
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
STD42,444
|
$0.59
TND1.840
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
STD24,254
|
$0.26
TND0.810
|
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pay 49.1% less for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.52
STD212,218
|
$4.68
TND14.460
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
STD107,111
|
$1.76
TND5.430
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
$1.42
TND4.380
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.64
STD192,521
|
$2.34
TND7.250
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$0.73
TND2.270
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD11,001
|
$1.23
TND3.790
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
STD38,504
|
$0.45
TND1.390
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$0.30
TND0.930
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
STD24,753
|
$0.27
TND0.840
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
STD19,252
|
$0.23
TND0.720
|
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pay 38.5% less for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.94
STD110,171
|
$3.04
TND9.410
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$9.72
TND30.070
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,826.68
TND107,707.770
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.91
TND9.000
|
|
pay 34.5% less for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$17.81
TND55.080
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
$208.82
TND645.830
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
$146.16
TND452.030
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$33.32
TND103.040
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$81.13
TND250.900
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,010.30
TND6,217.200
|
pay 3.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.65
STD14,552
|
$1.22
TND3.790
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
STD36,380
|
$0.75
TND2.320
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
$3.24
TND10.030
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.83
STD776,112
|
$26.72
TND82.640
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.59
STD436,563
|
$4.18
TND12.940
|
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pay 3.6 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$35.81
TND110.750
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$50.84
TND157.240
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$83.85
TND259.330
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.85
STD397,758
|
$64.57
TND199.690
|
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