Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 2.1 times more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
|
Tunisia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.13
TND9.870
|
$18.76
STD417,914
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.25
TND13.390
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
TND1.980
|
$1.76
STD39,244
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
TND0.860
|
$1.07
STD23,881
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
|
Tunisia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.92
TND15.520
|
$9.38
STD208,957
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.78
TND5.620
|
$4.73
STD105,465
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
TND4.610
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
TND7.450
|
$8.51
STD189,563
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
TND2.420
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
TND4.200
|
$0.49
STD10,832
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
TND1.520
|
$1.70
STD37,913
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TND0.940
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.860
|
$1.09
STD24,372
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TND0.720
|
$0.85
STD18,956
|
|
pay 91.7% more for transportation
|
Tunisia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.00
TND9.440
|
$5.74
STD127,914
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.30
TND29.330
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,666.41
TND112,456.200
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.64
TND8.320
|
?? | |
pay 65.5% more for housing
|
Tunisia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.29
TND54.520
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$193.39
TND609.750
|
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.14
TND410.340
|
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.79
TND103.400
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Tunisia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.96
TND248.960
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,865.54
TND5,882.050
|
?? |
pay 88.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunisia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
TND4.320
|
$1.09
STD24,239
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.81
TND2.550
|
$1.61
STD35,821
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
TND10.150
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.05
TND85.280
|
$34.30
STD764,186
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
TND12.870
|
$19.29
STD429,855
|
|
pay 73.5% less for clothing
|
Tunisia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.55
TND115.230
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.85
TND160.320
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.17
TND284.290
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.30
TND209.030
|
$17.58
STD391,645
|
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