Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 36.2% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 61.8% less for restaurants
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.05
STD424,436
|
$2.65
SOS1,506
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
$5.33
SOS3,032
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
STD42,444
|
$0.71
SOS406
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
STD24,254
|
$0.48
SOS272
|
|
pay 21.2% less for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
$0.97
SOS553
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.52
STD212,218
|
$1.96
SOS1,113
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
STD107,111
|
$6.37
SOS3,622
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
$2.23
SOS1,268
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.64
STD192,521
|
$2.67
SOS1,519
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$1.73
SOS982
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD11,001
|
$0.88
SOS502
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
STD38,504
|
$1.32
SOS748
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$0.54
SOS308
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
STD24,753
|
$0.61
SOS346
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
STD19,252
|
$0.54
SOS308
|
|
pay 17.5% less for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.94
STD110,171
|
$4.08
SOS2,319
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.50
SOS21,318
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$5,750.00
SOS3,268,823
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.60
SOS4,321
|
|
pay 48.4% less for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$30.62
SOS17,410
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
$207.78
SOS118,120
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
$86.25
SOS49,035
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$94.31
SOS53,616
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$55.21
SOS31,385
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$922.50
SOS524,433
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.65
STD14,552
|
$8.50
SOS4,832
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
STD36,380
|
$1.22
SOS695
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
$1.34
SOS765
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.83
STD776,112
|
$30.00
SOS17,055
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.59
STD436,563
|
$5.00
SOS2,842
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$18.61
SOS10,580
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$23.11
SOS13,138
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$25.89
SOS14,718
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.85
STD397,758
|
$45.78
SOS26,024
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