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Albania vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 2.0 times more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe overall.

Restaurants: pay 32.4% less in Albania
Groceries: pay 27.0% less in Albania
Transportation: pay 29.2% more in Albania
Housing: pay 8.3% more in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.3% more in Albania
Clothing: pay 7.3 times more in Albania

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

Albania vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.4% less for restaurants

	Sao Tome and Principe	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$29.20 STD650,623	$9.59 ALL789	-67.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 STD260,249	$8.67 ALL714	-25.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 STD42,768	$1.77 ALL146	-7.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 STD26,025	$0.83 ALL69	-28.7%
Average			-32.4%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Albania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.0% less for groceries

	Sao Tome and Principe	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 STD24,088	$1.03 ALL85	-5.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.22 STD227,718	$5.40 ALL445	-47.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.97 STD132,995	$7.89 ALL649	+32.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.09 STD113,503	$3.20 ALL264	-37.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.27 STD206,583	$3.26 ALL269	-64.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.12 STD47,219	$0.65 ALL53	-69.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.53 STD11,805	$1.13 ALL93	+113.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 STD41,316	$0.74 ALL61	-60.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 STD35,414	$0.66 ALL54	-58.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 STD26,561	$0.51 ALL42	-57.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 STD20,658	$0.53 ALL43	-43.3%
Average			-27.0%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Albania - Cost of groceries

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pay 29.2% more for transportation

	Sao Tome and Principe	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.40 STD142,518	$8.27 ALL681	+29.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$19.40 ALL1,597
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$31,384.43 ALL2,583,861
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$30.95 ALL2,548
Average			+29.2%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Albania - Cost of transportation

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pay 8.3% more for housing

	Sao Tome and Principe	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.42 STD1,613,544	$16.59 ALL1,366	-77.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$350.40 STD7,807,473	$521.48 ALL42,933	+48.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$233.60 STD5,204,982	$357.61 ALL29,442	+53.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$61.56 ALL5,068
Average			+8.3%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Albania - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sao Tome and Principe	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$175.46 ALL14,446
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$3,951.26 ALL325,305

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pay 18.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Sao Tome and Principe	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 STD37,216	$2.46 ALL202	+47.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.34 STD52,050	$1.95 ALL160	-16.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 STD52,050	$4.30 ALL354	+83.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.38 STD832,797	$52.57 ALL4,328	+40.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$21.02 STD468,448	$7.66 ALL630	-63.6%
Average			+18.3%

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pay 7.3 times more for clothing

	Sao Tome and Principe	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$54.19 ALL4,462
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$39.78 ALL3,275
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$94.48 ALL7,778
Men's business shoes (leather)	$19.16 STD426,809	$139.08 ALL11,450	+626.0%
Average			+626.0%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Albania - Cost of clothing

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