Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 54.5% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 20.3% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
STD428,710
|
$12.09
€11.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
$7.53
€7.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$1.90
€1.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
STD24,498
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
pay 19.4% less for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
$1.69
€1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
STD214,355
|
$4.70
€4.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
STD108,190
|
$5.98
€5.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
$3.21
€3.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
STD194,460
|
$3.56
€3.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
STD11,112
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
STD38,892
|
$0.64
€0.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$1.05
€0.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
STD25,002
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
STD19,446
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 30.2% more for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
STD102,007
|
$5.96
€5.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$44.14
€41.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,507.23
€23,826.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.75
€19.38
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$41.07
€38.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
$765.75
€715.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
$572.23
€534.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$124.02
€115.85
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$327.88
€306.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,992.32
€6,531.57
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
STD13,474
|
$3.36
€3.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
STD36,747
|
$3.41
€3.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$4.86
€4.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
STD783,927
|
$52.35
€48.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
STD440,959
|
$9.01
€8.42
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cyprus
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$79.61
€74.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$40.36
€37.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$88.12
€82.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$104.36
€97.48
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