Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 11.7% cheaper than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 26.0% less for restaurants
|
Turkmenistan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
$19.05
STD424,436
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
$1.90
STD42,444
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
$1.09
STD24,254
|
|
pay 32.9% less for groceries
|
Turkmenistan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
$9.52
STD212,218
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
$4.81
STD107,111
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
$8.64
STD192,521
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
$0.49
STD11,001
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
$1.73
STD38,504
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
$1.11
STD24,753
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
$0.86
STD19,252
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
|
Turkmenistan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$4.94
STD110,171
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
?? | |
pay 73.8% less for housing
|
Turkmenistan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Turkmenistan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? | ?? |
pay 52.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turkmenistan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
$0.65
STD14,552
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
$1.63
STD36,380
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
$34.83
STD776,112
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$19.59
STD436,563
|
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pay 89.6% less for clothing
|
Turkmenistan
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$17.85
STD397,758
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