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Afghanistan vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost of Living Summary

Afghanistan is 28.4% cheaper than Sao Tome and Principe overall.

Restaurants: pay 79.3% less in Afghanistan
Groceries: pay 73.4% less in Afghanistan
Transportation: pay 36.6% less in Afghanistan
Housing: pay 5.1% more in Afghanistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.1% less in Afghanistan
Clothing: pay 21.1% more in Afghanistan

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

Afghanistan vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 79.3% less for restaurants

	Sao Tome and Principe	Afghanistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$29.20 STD651K	$2.44 AFN154	-91.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 STD260K	$3.89 AFN245	-66.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 STD42,768	$0.45 AFN29	-76.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 STD26,025	$0.21 AFN13	-82.4%
Average			-79.3%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Afghanistan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 73.4% less for groceries

	Sao Tome and Principe	Afghanistan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 STD24,088	$0.20 AFN13	-81.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.22 STD228K	$2.26 AFN142	-77.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.97 STD133K	$2.59 AFN163	-56.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.09 STD114K	$1.53 AFN96	-70.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.27 STD207K	$1.65 AFN104	-82.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.12 STD47,219	$0.26 AFN16	-87.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.53 STD11,805	$0.41 AFN26	-23.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 STD41,316	$0.34 AFN22	-81.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 STD35,414	$0.24 AFN15	-84.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 STD26,561	$0.21 AFN13	-82.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 STD20,658	$0.19 AFN12	-79.7%
Average			-73.4%

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pay 36.6% less for transportation

	Sao Tome and Principe	Afghanistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.40 STD143K	$4.06 AFN255	-36.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$16.25 AFN1,023
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$9,043.81 AFN570K
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$10.12 AFN637
Average			-36.6%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Afghanistan - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.1% more for housing

	Sao Tome and Principe	Afghanistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.42 STD2M	$194.20 AFN12,235	+168.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$350.40 STD8M	$87.87 AFN5,536	-74.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$233.60 STD5M	$51.69 AFN3,256	-77.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$63.00 AFN3,969
Average			+5.1%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Afghanistan - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sao Tome and Principe	Afghanistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$46.37 AFN2,921
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$1,476.83 AFN93,040

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pay 7.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Sao Tome and Principe	Afghanistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 STD37,216	$4.87 AFN307	+191.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.34 STD52,050	$1.11 AFN70	-52.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 STD52,050	$1.92 AFN121	-17.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.38 STD833K	$10.12 AFN637	-72.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$21.02 STD468K	$3.32 AFN209	-84.2%
Average			-7.1%

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pay 21.1% more for clothing

	Sao Tome and Principe	Afghanistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$11.08 AFN698
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$17.72 AFN1,116
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$33.97 AFN2,140
Men's business shoes (leather)	$19.16 STD427K	$23.20 AFN1,462	+21.1%
Average			+21.1%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Afghanistan - Cost of clothing

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