Cost of living comparison

Sao Tome and Principe

compared to

Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost of Living Summary

Uzbekistan is 53.7% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe overall.

Restaurants: pay 69.2% less in Uzbekistan
Groceries: pay 48.4% less in Uzbekistan
Transportation: pay 35.7% less in Uzbekistan
Housing: pay 49.1% more in Uzbekistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.8% less in Uzbekistan
Clothing: pay 5.4 times more in Uzbekistan

The cost of clothing and housing in Uzbekistan are more expensive than in Sao Tome and Principe. Expenses including restaurants, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Uzbekistan. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Uzbekistan.

Uzbekistan vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Uzbekistan instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:

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pay 69.2% less for restaurants

	Sao Tome and Principe	Uzbekistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.76 STD417,914	$4.55 UZS57,913.34	-75.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.11 STD202,987	$3.99 UZS50,800.46	-56.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 STD39,244	$0.56 UZS7,100.60	-68.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 STD23,881	$0.25 UZS3,145.70	-76.9%
Average			-69.2%

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pay 48.4% less for groceries

	Sao Tome and Principe	Uzbekistan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 STD21,104	$0.40 UZS5,027.46	-58.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.38 STD208,957	$3.57 UZS45,441.37	-61.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.73 STD105,465	$4.13 UZS52,536.21	-12.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.92 STD87,436	$1.65 UZS21,012.50	-57.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.51 STD189,563	$1.75 UZS22,277.01	-79.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.46 STD32,496	$0.57 UZS7,311.30	-60.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 STD10,832	$0.77 UZS9,755.41	+57.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.70 STD37,913	$0.96 UZS12,236.91	-43.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.46 STD32,496	$0.65 UZS8,226.17	-55.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 STD24,372	$0.22 UZS2,734.23	-80.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85 STD18,956	$0.17 UZS2,201.15	-79.7%
Average			-48.4%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Uzbekistan - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.7% less for transportation

	Sao Tome and Principe	Uzbekistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.74 STD127,914	$3.69 UZS46,911.14	-35.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$6.91 UZS87,899.85
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$18,473.32 UZS234,912,113.73
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$2.69 UZS34,258.37
Average			-35.7%

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pay 49.1% more for housing

	Sao Tome and Principe	Uzbekistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$12.72 UZS161,781.75
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$321.53 STD7,164,243	$489.90 UZS6,229,677.86	+52.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$214.35 STD4,776,162	$312.70 UZS3,976,423.00	+45.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$29.11 UZS370,124.86
Average			+49.1%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sao Tome and Principe	Uzbekistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$205.10 UZS2,608,101.69
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$7,070.48 UZS89,910,319.90

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pay 11.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Sao Tome and Principe	Uzbekistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.09 STD24,239	$1.17 UZS14,829.23	+7.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.61 STD35,821	$1.72 UZS21,923.01	+7.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.14 STD47,762	$1.78 UZS22,602.45	-17.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.30 STD764,186	$43.03 UZS547,201.45	+25.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$19.29 STD429,855	$3.47 UZS44,148.42	-82.0%
Average			-11.8%

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pay 5.4 times more for clothing

	Sao Tome and Principe	Uzbekistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$32.61 UZS414,658.28
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$47.09 UZS598,847.07
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$86.06 UZS1,094,371.88
Men's business shoes (leather)	$17.58 STD391,645	$94.57 UZS1,202,529.16	+438.0%
Average			+438.0%

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