Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 2.3 times more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Morocco
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.70
MAD27.31
|
$19.24
STD428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
MAD52.53
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MAD5.30
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
MAD3.31
|
$1.10
STD24,498
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Morocco
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.55
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.86
MAD39.10
|
$9.62
STD214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
MAD26.02
|
$4.86
STD108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
MAD13.23
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MAD20.62
|
$8.73
STD194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
MAD5.32
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
MAD4.69
|
$0.50
STD11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.72
|
$1.75
STD38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MAD2.89
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
MAD2.45
|
$1.12
STD25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.58
|
$0.87
STD19,446
|
|
pay 4.1% less for transportation
Morocco
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
MAD48.35
|
$4.58
STD102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
MAD151.81
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,301.72
MAD235,885.59
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
MAD58.23
|
?? | |
pay 33.3% more for housing
Morocco
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.35
MAD347.73
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$257.40
MAD2,605.64
|
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.82
MAD1,607.71
|
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.71
MAD321.04
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Morocco
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.89
MAD1,061.80
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,927.88
MAD29,639.18
|
?? |
pay 49.5% more for entertainment and sports
Morocco
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
MAD26.01
|
$0.60
STD13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.39
MAD14.08
|
$1.65
STD36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
MAD35.79
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.74
MAD220.12
|
$35.18
STD783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.19
MAD52.50
|
$19.79
STD440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Morocco
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.88
MAD322.73
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.77
MAD352.00
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.06
MAD678.89
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.79
MAD574.86
|
?? |
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