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 45.3% less for restaurants
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Sao Tome and Principe
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
STD417,914
|
$6.91
TRY237.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
$6.91
TRY237.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
STD39,244
|
$1.17
TRY40.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
STD23,881
|
$0.42
TRY14.56
|
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pay 45.2% less for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
$1.02
TRY34.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
STD208,957
|
$4.97
TRY171.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.73
STD105,465
|
$3.15
TRY108.47
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
$1.40
TRY48.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
STD189,563
|
$2.40
TRY82.53
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$0.37
TRY12.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD10,832
|
$0.87
TRY30.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
STD37,913
|
$0.42
TRY14.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$0.51
TRY17.55
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
STD24,372
|
$0.25
TRY8.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
STD18,956
|
$0.21
TRY7.32
|
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pay 23.4% less for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.74
STD127,914
|
$4.40
TRY151.42
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$19.27
TRY663.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$44,819.35
TRY1,542,637.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.29
TRY216.59
|
|
pay 47.4% more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$11.31
TRY389.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
$442.81
TRY15,241.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
$336.49
TRY11,581.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$44.46
TRY1,530.36
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$408.60
TRY14,063.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,892.93
TRY237,247.65
|
pay 23.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
STD24,239
|
$2.54
TRY87.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
STD35,821
|
$2.62
TRY90.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
$1.91
TRY65.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.30
STD764,186
|
$36.34
TRY1,250.73
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.29
STD429,855
|
$5.10
TRY175.56
|
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pay 4.2 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$42.74
TRY1,471.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$40.74
TRY1,402.40
|
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|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$88.38
TRY3,041.94
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.58
STD391,645
|
$74.39
TRY2,560.40
|
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