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Syria

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Sao Tome and Principe vs. Syria Cost of Living Summary

Sao Tome and Principe is 84.1% more expensive than Syria overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Sao Tome and Principe
Groceries: pay 3.0 times more in Sao Tome and Principe
Transportation: pay 27.4% less in Sao Tome and Principe
Housing: pay 80.7% more in Sao Tome and Principe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Sao Tome and Principe
Clothing: pay 74.4% less in Sao Tome and Principe

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

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Syria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Syria	Sao Tome and Principe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.67 SYP47,674	$18.76 STD417,914	+411.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.17 SYP54,175	$9.11 STD202,987	+118.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SYP13,813	$1.76 STD39,244	+65.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 SYP6,174	$1.07 STD23,881	+125.7%
Average			+180.4%

Syria vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.0 times more for groceries

	Syria	Sao Tome and Principe
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 SYP9,513	$0.95 STD21,104	+29.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.01 SYP26,081	$9.38 STD208,957	+367.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.58 SYP46,533	$4.73 STD105,465	+32.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 SYP27,171	$3.92 STD87,436	+87.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 SYP34,440	$8.51 STD189,563	+221.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.42 SYP5,407	$1.46 STD32,496	+250.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 SYP10,030	$0.49 STD10,832	-37.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.38 SYP4,961	$1.70 STD37,913	+346.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 SYP4,153	$1.46 STD32,496	+356.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 SYP3,709	$1.09 STD24,372	+283.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 SYP3,307	$0.85 STD18,956	+234.5%
Average			+197.5%

Syria vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of groceries

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pay 27.4% less for transportation

	Syria	Sao Tome and Principe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.90 SYP102,772	$5.74 STD127,914	-27.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 SYP130,020	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,621.24 SYP281,119,375	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.27 SYP146,528	??
Average			-27.4%

Syria vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of transportation

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pay 80.7% more for housing

	Syria	Sao Tome and Principe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.57 SYP657,477	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$202.90 SYP2,638,111	$321.53 STD7,164,243	+58.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$105.66 SYP1,373,848	$214.35 STD4,776,162	+102.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.53 SYP500,915	??
Average			+80.7%

Syria vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Syria	Sao Tome and Principe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$45.89 SYP596,722	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,149.32 SYP27,945,454	??

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Syria	Sao Tome and Principe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.57 SYP46,439	$1.09 STD24,239	-69.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.00 SYP12,957	$1.61 STD35,821	+61.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.58 SYP33,588	$2.14 STD47,762	-17.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$14.23 SYP184,954	$34.30 STD764,186	+141.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.67 SYP34,672	$19.29 STD429,855	+623.4%
Average			+147.9%

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pay 74.4% less for clothing

	Syria	Sao Tome and Principe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.60 SYP280,836	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.17 SYP418,299	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.81 SYP868,683	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.69 SYP893,164	$17.58 STD391,645	-74.4%
Average			-74.4%

Syria vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of clothing

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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

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