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Sao Tome and Principe vs. Australia Cost of Living Summary

Sao Tome and Principe is 13.8% cheaper than Australia overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.7% more in Sao Tome and Principe
Groceries: pay 23.4% more in Sao Tome and Principe
Transportation: pay 42.9% more in Sao Tome and Principe
Housing: pay 38.1% less in Sao Tome and Principe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.4% less in Sao Tome and Principe
Clothing: pay 82.3% less in Sao Tome and Principe

The cost of transportation, groceries, and restaurants in Sao Tome and Principe are more expensive than in Australia. Expenses including clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Sao Tome and Principe.

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Australia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Australia, you would:

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pay 4.7% more for restaurants

	Australia	Sao Tome and Principe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.15 A$26.23	$29.20 STD650,623	+70.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.64 A$14.74	$11.68 STD260,249	+21.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.63 A$4.03	$1.92 STD42,768	-27.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 A$3.28	$1.17 STD26,025	-45.5%
Average			+4.7%

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pay 23.4% more for groceries

	Australia	Sao Tome and Principe
Bread 1 loaf	$2.39 A$3.66	$1.08 STD24,088	-54.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.21 A$6.45	$10.22 STD227,718	+142.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.84 A$8.94	$5.97 STD132,995	+2.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.36 A$6.68	$5.09 STD113,503	+16.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.87 A$5.92	$9.27 STD206,583	+139.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.27	$2.12 STD47,219	+43.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.27 A$1.94	$0.53 STD11,805	-58.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 A$2.01	$1.85 STD41,316	+41.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.93 A$2.95	$1.59 STD35,414	-17.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 A$1.68	$1.19 STD26,561	+8.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 A$1.49	$0.93 STD20,658	-4.9%
Average			+23.4%

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pay 42.9% more for transportation

	Australia	Sao Tome and Principe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.48 A$6.85	$6.40 STD142,518	+42.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$86.18 A$131.83	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,666.22 A$42,322.49	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.83 A$27.28	??
Average			+42.9%

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pay 38.1% less for housing

	Australia	Sao Tome and Principe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.93 A$84.03	$72.42 STD1,613,544	+31.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,188.50 A$1,818.11	$350.40 STD7,807,473	-70.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$962.42 A$1,472.26	$233.60 STD5,204,982	-75.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$133.71 A$204.55	??
Average			-38.1%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Australia	Sao Tome and Principe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,475.00 A$2,256.38	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,848.50 A$21,184.78	??

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pay 33.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Australia	Sao Tome and Principe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.47 A$9.90	$1.67 STD37,216	-74.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.56 A$5.45	$2.34 STD52,050	-34.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$28.78 A$44.02	$2.34 STD52,050	-91.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.13 A$78.22	$37.38 STD832,797	-26.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.10 A$20.04	$21.02 STD468,448	+60.5%
Average			-33.4%

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pay 82.3% less for clothing

	Australia	Sao Tome and Principe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.65 A$106.54	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.53 A$74.24	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.22 A$151.78	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.98 A$165.18	$19.16 STD426,809	-82.3%
Average			-82.3%

Australia vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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