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 3.9 times more for restaurants
|
Tunisia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
TND9.510
|
$19.05
STD424,436
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.22
TND13.050
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TND1.840
|
$1.90
STD42,444
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
TND0.810
|
$1.09
STD24,254
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
|
Tunisia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.68
TND14.460
|
$9.52
STD212,218
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.76
TND5.430
|
$4.81
STD107,111
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
TND4.380
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
TND7.250
|
$8.64
STD192,521
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
TND2.270
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
TND3.790
|
$0.49
STD11,001
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TND1.390
|
$1.73
STD38,504
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TND0.930
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.840
|
$1.11
STD24,753
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TND0.720
|
$0.86
STD19,252
|
|
pay 62.5% more for transportation
|
Tunisia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.04
TND9.410
|
$4.94
STD110,171
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.72
TND30.070
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,826.68
TND107,707.770
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.91
TND9.000
|
?? | |
pay 52.6% more for housing
|
Tunisia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.81
TND55.080
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.82
TND645.830
|
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.16
TND452.030
|
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.32
TND103.040
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Tunisia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.13
TND250.900
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,010.30
TND6,217.200
|
?? |
pay 87.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunisia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
TND3.790
|
$0.65
STD14,552
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.75
TND2.320
|
$1.63
STD36,380
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.24
TND10.030
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.72
TND82.640
|
$34.83
STD776,112
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
TND12.940
|
$19.59
STD436,563
|
|
pay 72.4% less for clothing
|
Tunisia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.81
TND110.750
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.84
TND157.240
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
TND259.330
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.57
TND199.690
|
$17.85
STD397,758
|
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