Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 81.6% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB438.48
|
$19.24
STD428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB320.56
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.35
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.58
|
$1.10
STD24,498
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.96
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB244.87
|
$9.62
STD214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB220.53
|
$4.86
STD108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.54
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB204.89
|
$8.73
STD194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.12
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.20
|
$0.50
STD11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.46
|
$1.75
STD38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.68
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.16
|
$1.12
STD25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.89
|
$0.87
STD19,446
|
|
pay 45.5% more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.09
|
$4.58
STD102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB629.67
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,488,316.88
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB234.70
|
?? | |
pay 24.4% less for housing
Ethiopia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,584.97
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,427.81
|
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,831.70
|
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,800.06
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,268.85
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,633,176.02
|
?? |
pay 81.7% more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.93
|
$0.60
STD13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.85
|
$1.65
STD36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,828.12
|
$35.18
STD783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
$19.79
STD440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,540.73
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,081.10
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,697.12
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,502.54
|
?? |
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