Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 46.7% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 50.8% less for restaurants
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Sao Tome and Principe
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.05
STD424,436
|
$6.24
TRY214.10
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
$6.07
TRY208.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
STD42,444
|
$1.14
TRY38.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
STD24,254
|
$0.42
TRY14.52
|
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pay 56.7% less for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
$0.69
TRY23.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.52
STD212,218
|
$3.56
TRY122.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
STD107,111
|
$2.89
TRY99.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
$1.43
TRY49.05
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.64
STD192,521
|
$2.52
TRY86.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$0.43
TRY14.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD11,001
|
$0.59
TRY20.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
STD38,504
|
$0.47
TRY16.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$0.35
TRY12.03
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
STD24,753
|
$0.26
TRY9.04
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
STD19,252
|
$0.17
TRY5.84
|
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pay 8.6% less for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.94
STD110,171
|
$4.52
TRY155.08
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$18.83
TRY646.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$41,229.16
TRY1,415,252.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.53
TRY224.20
|
|
pay 43.8% more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$10.43
TRY358.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
$399.75
TRY13,721.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
$359.90
TRY12,354.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$43.40
TRY1,489.64
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$278.07
TRY9,545.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,884.06
TRY201,979.31
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pay 40.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.65
STD14,552
|
$2.38
TRY81.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
STD36,380
|
$2.28
TRY78.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
$1.80
TRY61.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.83
STD776,112
|
$32.86
TRY1,127.91
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.59
STD436,563
|
$4.42
TRY151.69
|
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pay 4.1 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$45.31
TRY1,555.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$37.21
TRY1,277.40
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$80.01
TRY2,746.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.85
STD397,758
|
$73.48
TRY2,522.18
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