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Sao Tome and Principe vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost of Living Summary

Sao Tome and Principe is 8.0% cheaper than Northern Mariana Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 38.8% more in Sao Tome and Principe
Groceries: pay 17.8% less in Sao Tome and Principe
Transportation: pay 16.6% more in Sao Tome and Principe
Housing: pay 23.8% less in Sao Tome and Principe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.7% more in Sao Tome and Principe
Clothing: pay 65.2% less in Sao Tome and Principe

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

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Northern Mariana Islands, you would:

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pay 38.8% more for restaurants

	Northern Mariana Islands	Sao Tome and Principe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.50	$29.20 STD650,623	+153.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$11.68 STD260,249	-2.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.67	$1.92 STD42,768	+15.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.32	$1.17 STD26,025	-11.3%
Average			+38.8%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.8% less for groceries

	Northern Mariana Islands	Sao Tome and Principe
Bread 1 loaf	$3.33	$1.08 STD24,088	-67.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$10.22 STD227,718
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.44	$5.97 STD132,995	-29.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.33	$5.09 STD113,503	-19.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.00	$9.27 STD206,583	+54.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.99	$2.12 STD47,219	-29.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00	$0.53 STD11,805	-47.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.99	$1.85 STD41,316	-38.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.59 STD35,414
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95	$1.19 STD26,561	+26.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03	$0.93 STD20,658	-10.4%
Average			-17.8%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.6% more for transportation

	Northern Mariana Islands	Sao Tome and Principe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.49	$6.40 STD142,518	+16.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,999.00	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.41	??
Average			+16.6%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of transportation

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pay 23.8% less for housing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Sao Tome and Principe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.00	$72.42 STD1,613,544	+20.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$625.00	$350.40 STD7,807,473	-43.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$450.00	$233.60 STD5,204,982	-48.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$254.42	??
Average			-23.8%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Northern Mariana Islands	Sao Tome and Principe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,000.00	??

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of childcare

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pay 3.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Northern Mariana Islands	Sao Tome and Principe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$1.67 STD37,216	-72.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.12	$2.34 STD52,050	-54.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$2.34 STD52,050
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.50	$37.38 STD832,797	-21.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.00	$21.02 STD468,448	+162.8%
Average			+3.7%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 65.2% less for clothing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Sao Tome and Principe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.00	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.00	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.00	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.00	$19.16 STD426,809	-65.2%
Average			-65.2%

Northern Mariana Islands 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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