Cost of living comparison

Cyprus

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Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome vs. Nicosia Cost of Living Summary

Sao Tome is 37.6% cheaper than Nicosia.

Restaurants: pay 27.1% less in Sao Tome
Groceries: pay 14.3% more in Sao Tome
Transportation: pay 12.4% less in Sao Tome
Housing: pay 57.9% less in Sao Tome
Childcare: pay 67.5% less in Sao Tome
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.9% less in Sao Tome
Clothing: pay 53.6% less in Sao Tome

Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Sao Tome.

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Sao Tome vs. Nicosia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sao Tome instead of Nicosia, you would:

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pay 27.1% less for restaurants

	Nicosia	Sao Tome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$8.96 STD200K	-46.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 €7.97	$7.89 STD176K	-12.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 €2.05	$1.84 STD41,004	-20.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 €0.79	$1.25 STD27,770	+39.8%
Average			-27.1%

Nicosia vs. Sao Tome - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.3% more for groceries

	Nicosia	Sao Tome
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 €1.74	$1.00 STD22,187	-49.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.56 €5.84	$9.80 STD218K	+49.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.95 €6.19	$5.87 STD131K	-15.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.77 €4.25	$4.85 STD108K	+1.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.06 €3.62	$8.89 STD198K	+118.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.55 €1.38	$1.70 STD37,881	+9.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.95 €0.84	$0.79 STD17,644	-16.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.14 €1.01	$1.63 STD36,419	+43.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 €1.40	$1.57 STD34,958	-0.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.76	$1.31 STD29,299	+54.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.63	$1.08 STD23,986	+51.1%
Average			+14.3%

Nicosia vs. Sao Tome - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.4% less for transportation

	Nicosia	Sao Tome
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.73 €5.99	$6.46 STD144K	-4.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.79 €39.86	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,920.23 €29,300.19	$24,634.18 STD549M	-25.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.86 €19.45	$22.43 STD500K	+2.6%
Average			-12.4%

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pay 57.9% less for housing

	Nicosia	Sao Tome
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.22 €29.57	$66.91 STD1M	+101.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$784.43 €698.17	$284.91 STD6M	-63.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$696.72 €620.11	$195.02 STD4M	-72.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$158.82 €141.36	$174.83 STD4M	+10.1%
Average			-57.9%

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pay 67.5% less for childcare

	Nicosia	Sao Tome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$513.33 €456.88	$228.62 STD5M	-55.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,282.61 €8,261.86	$2,194.77 STD49M	-76.4%
Average			-67.5%

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pay 34.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Nicosia	Sao Tome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.48 €3.99	$1.70 STD37,799	-62.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.65 €3.25	$2.26 STD50,442	-38.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.60 €4.98	$2.26 STD50,420	-59.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$74.03 €65.89	$33.92 STD756K	-54.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €9.97	$20.16 STD449K	+80.0%
Average			-34.9%

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pay 53.6% less for clothing

	Nicosia	Sao Tome
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.69 €91.40	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.75 €48.73	$75.02 STD2M	+37.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.22 €89.20	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.92 €104.07	$18.36 STD409K	-84.3%
Average			-53.6%

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