Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 9.6 times more expensive than Libya.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Libya, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
Libya
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.94
LYD19.150
|
$19.24
STD428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.22
LYD15.640
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LYD2.370
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
LYD0.800
|
$1.10
STD24,498
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Libya
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.37
LYD1.800
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.83
LYD13.750
|
$9.62
STD214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
LYD16.830
|
$4.86
STD108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
LYD6.380
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
LYD7.090
|
$8.73
STD194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
LYD3.570
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LYD2.390
|
$0.50
STD11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LYD1.780
|
$1.75
STD38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
LYD1.260
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.450
|
$1.12
STD25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.450
|
$0.87
STD19,446
|
|
pay 36.0 times more for transportation
Libya
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.13
LYD0.620
|
$4.58
STD102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.37
LYD103.820
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,497.81
LYD84,991.930
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.82
LYD37.970
|
?? | |
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Libya
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.87
LYD159.660
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.31
LYD793.260
|
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$92.59
LYD449.750
|
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.37
LYD142.670
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Libya
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$59.72
LYD290.090
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$998.54
LYD4,850.210
|
?? |
pay 96.9% more for entertainment and sports
Libya
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LYD4.010
|
$0.60
STD13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.59
LYD2.850
|
$1.65
STD36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
LYD12.240
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.79
LYD96.110
|
$35.18
STD783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
LYD26.350
|
$19.79
STD440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Libya
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.92
LYD135.640
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.65
LYD148.900
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.32
LYD205.560
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.04
LYD291.620
|
?? |
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