Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 66.9% more expensive than Tajikistan.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Tajikistan, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Tajikistan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
$19.05
STD424,436
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
$1.90
STD42,444
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
$1.09
STD24,254
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Tajikistan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
$9.52
STD212,218
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
$4.81
STD107,111
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
$8.64
STD192,521
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
$0.49
STD11,001
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
$1.73
STD38,504
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
$1.11
STD24,753
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
$0.86
STD19,252
|
|
pay 49.8% more for transportation
|
Tajikistan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
$4.94
STD110,171
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
?? | |
pay 2.2% less for housing
|
Tajikistan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Tajikistan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
?? |
pay 51.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tajikistan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
$0.65
STD14,552
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
$1.63
STD36,380
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
$34.83
STD776,112
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
$19.59
STD436,563
|
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pay 66.2% less for clothing
|
Tajikistan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
$17.85
STD397,758
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