Cost of living comparison

Saudi Arabia

compared to

Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Saudi Arabia Cost of Living Summary

Sao Tome and Principe is 39.9% more expensive than Saudi Arabia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Sao Tome and Principe
Groceries: pay 61.0% more in Sao Tome and Principe
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Sao Tome and Principe
Housing: pay 19.8% less in Sao Tome and Principe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.1% less in Sao Tome and Principe
Clothing: pay 77.7% less in Sao Tome and Principe

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

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Saudi Arabia Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Saudi Arabia	Sao Tome and Principe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.73 SAR25.24	$18.76 STD417,914	+178.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 SAR28.28	$9.11 STD202,987	+20.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 SAR2.76	$1.76 STD39,244	+139.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 SAR0.92	$1.07 STD23,881	+335.4%
Average			+168.5%

Saudi Arabia vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 61.0% more for groceries

	Saudi Arabia	Sao Tome and Principe
Bread 1 loaf	$0.94 SAR3.54	$0.95 STD21,104	+0.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.87 SAR14.52	$9.38 STD208,957	+142.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.76 SAR25.38	$4.73 STD105,465	-30.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.58 SAR9.67	$3.92 STD87,436	+52.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.22 SAR12.09	$8.51 STD189,563	+163.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 SAR3.53	$1.46 STD32,496	+54.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SAR2.86	$0.49 STD10,832	-36.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 SAR2.80	$1.70 STD37,913	+128.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SAR2.76	$1.46 STD32,496	+98.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 SAR2.53	$1.09 STD24,372	+62.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 SAR2.38	$0.85 STD18,956	+34.4%
Average			+61.0%

Saudi Arabia vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Saudi Arabia	Sao Tome and Principe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.30 SAR8.63	$5.74 STD127,914	+149.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.62 SAR167.39	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,543.44 SAR95,819.36	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.12 SAR67.98	??
Average			+149.5%

Saudi Arabia vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 19.8% less for housing

	Saudi Arabia	Sao Tome and Principe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.43 SAR279.20	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$384.32 SAR1,441.68	$321.53 STD7,164,243	-16.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$279.56 SAR1,048.71	$214.35 STD4,776,162	-23.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.15 SAR319.42	??
Average			-19.8%

Saudi Arabia vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Saudi Arabia	Sao Tome and Principe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$303.07 SAR1,136.89	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,063.63 SAR22,746.08	??

Saudi Arabia vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 42.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Saudi Arabia	Sao Tome and Principe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 SAR6.39	$1.09 STD24,239	-36.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.57 SAR13.37	$1.61 STD35,821	-54.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 SAR26.94	$2.14 STD47,762	-70.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$98.57 SAR369.77	$34.30 STD764,186	-65.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.63 SAR62.37	$19.29 STD429,855	+16.0%
Average			-42.1%

Saudi Arabia vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 77.7% less for clothing

	Saudi Arabia	Sao Tome and Principe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.91 SAR160.96	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.28 SAR218.61	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.66 SAR343.83	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.88 SAR295.89	$17.58 STD391,645	-77.7%
Average			-77.7%

Saudi Arabia vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

More cost comparisons

Saudi Arabia vs.

Thailand

Saudi Arabia vs.

Australia

Saudi Arabia vs.

Italy

Saudi Arabia vs.

Peru

Saudi Arabia vs.

United States

Saudi Arabia vs.

Germany

Saudi Arabia vs.

Poland

Saudi Arabia vs.

Vietnam

Share this

Compare by city

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Saudi Arabia

Add prices for Sao Tome and Principe

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Sao Tome and Principe or Saudi Arabia. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.