Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 78.5% more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,514
|
$18.76
STD417,914
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.67
SOS2,667
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SOS462
|
$1.76
STD39,244
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
SOS292
|
$1.07
STD23,881
|
|
pay 84.4% more for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS556
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,119
|
$9.38
STD208,957
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
SOS3,389
|
$4.73
STD105,465
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
SOS1,262
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,527
|
$8.51
STD189,563
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS987
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS505
|
$0.49
STD10,832
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS752
|
$1.70
STD37,913
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SOS343
|
$1.09
STD24,372
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS310
|
$0.85
STD18,956
|
|
pay 39.3% more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
SOS2,356
|
$5.74
STD127,914
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SOS14,288
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,286,125
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
SOS4,248
|
?? | |
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,502
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.00
SOS91,440
|
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.33
SOS53,340
|
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,900
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,552
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$742.50
SOS424,339
|
?? |
pay 61.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS4,000
|
$1.09
STD24,239
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
SOS706
|
$1.61
STD35,821
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS769
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,145
|
$34.30
STD764,186
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,858
|
$19.29
STD429,855
|
|
pay 61.6% less for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,636
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,208
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,796
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,162
|
$17.58
STD391,645
|
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