Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 6.3% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 63.0% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.05
STD424,436
|
$3.77
TZS9,754.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
$6.04
TZS15,628.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
STD42,444
|
$0.59
TZS1,518.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
STD24,254
|
$0.35
TZS911.14
|
|
pay 49.1% less for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
$0.76
TZS1,957.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.52
STD212,218
|
$3.54
TZS9,154.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
STD107,111
|
$4.49
TZS11,613.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
$1.87
TZS4,846.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.64
STD192,521
|
$2.23
TZS5,768.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$1.14
TZS2,940.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD11,001
|
$0.40
TZS1,037.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
STD38,504
|
$0.38
TZS982.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$0.39
TZS1,004.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
STD24,753
|
$0.28
TZS724.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
STD19,252
|
$0.40
TZS1,040.75
|
|
pay 12.1% less for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.94
STD110,171
|
$4.34
TZS11,240.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.63
TZS30,105.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$15,997.25
TZS41,395,387.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.49
TZS29,722.99
|
|
pay 7.0% less for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$54.88
TZS142,004.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
$299.88
TZS775,998.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
$204.77
TZS529,869.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$35.19
TZS91,052.50
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$239.74
TZS620,354.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,071.51
TZS15,710,978.61
|
pay 0.1% less for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.65
STD14,552
|
$1.16
TZS2,999.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
STD36,380
|
$1.86
TZS4,805.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
$1.68
TZS4,353.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.83
STD776,112
|
$37.00
TZS95,738.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.59
STD436,563
|
$4.83
TZS12,504.34
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$16.50
TZS42,683.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$33.56
TZS86,833.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$50.99
TZS131,956.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.85
STD397,758
|
$48.03
TZS124,291.67
|
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