Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 44.3% cheaper than Turks and Caicos Islands.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:
pay 20.2% less for restaurants
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$19.24
STD428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
|
$1.10
STD24,498
|
|
pay 26.2% less for groceries
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.50
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.11
|
$9.62
STD214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.31
|
$4.86
STD108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.80
|
$8.73
STD194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.50
STD11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$1.75
STD38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$1.12
STD25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.87
STD19,446
|
|
pay 27.0% less for transportation
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.27
|
$4.58
STD102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 77.3% less for housing
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$130.00
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,333.33
|
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,066.67
|
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$312.25
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$500.00
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,200.00
|
?? |
pay 71.0% less for entertainment and sports
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$0.60
STD13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.81
|
$1.65
STD36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$81.67
|
$35.18
STD783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$19.79
STD440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.00
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.00
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
|
?? |
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