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Djibouti vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 76.3% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe overall.

Restaurants: pay 0.1% more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 54.4% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 3.0% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.7% more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 2.9 times more in Djibouti

The cost of clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and restaurants in Djibouti are more expensive than in Sao Tome and Principe. Notably, clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Djibouti.

Djibouti vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.1% more for restaurants

	Sao Tome and Principe	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$29.20 STD651K	$9.82 DJF1,763	-66.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 STD260K	$12.63 DJF2,267	+8.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 STD42,768	$1.89 DJF340	-1.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 STD26,025	$1.87 DJF336	+60.2%
Average			+0.1%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Djibouti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 54.4% more for groceries

	Sao Tome and Principe	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 STD24,088	$9.26 DJF1,662	+756.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.22 STD228K	$4.78 DJF858	-53.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.97 STD133K	$9.56 DJF1,716	+60.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.09 STD114K	$6.85 DJF1,229	+34.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.27 STD207K	$8.24 DJF1,478	-11.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.12 STD47,219	$1.70 DJF305	-19.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.53 STD11,805	$0.55 DJF99	+4.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 STD41,316	$1.27 DJF228	-31.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 STD35,414	$0.72 DJF129	-54.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 STD26,561	$0.55 DJF99	-53.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 STD20,658	$0.62 DJF111	-33.2%
Average			+54.4%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Djibouti - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.0% more for transportation

	Sao Tome and Principe	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.40 STD143K	$6.59 DJF1,182	+3.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$21.27 DJF3,816
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$33,800.12 DJF6M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$47.72 DJF8,563
Average			+3.0%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Djibouti - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Sao Tome and Principe	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.42 STD2M	$58.94 DJF10,578	-18.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$350.40 STD8M	$1,431.52 DJF257K	+308.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$233.60 STD5M	$477.17 DJF85,630	+104.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$398.07 DJF71,434
Average			+131.4%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Djibouti - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sao Tome and Principe	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$335.12 DJF60,137
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$8,793.05 DJF2M

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pay 75.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Sao Tome and Principe	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 STD37,216	$5.61 DJF1,007	+236.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.34 STD52,050	$3.65 DJF655	+56.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 STD52,050	$2.71 DJF486	+15.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.38 STD833K	$86.08 DJF15,447	+130.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$21.02 STD468K	$8.42 DJF1,511	-59.9%
Average			+75.7%

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pay 2.9 times more for clothing

	Sao Tome and Principe	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$42.10 DJF7,556
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$19.65 DJF3,526
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$123.50 DJF22,163
Men's business shoes (leather)	$19.16 STD427K	$56.14 DJF10,074	+193.1%
Average			+193.1%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Djibouti - Cost of clothing

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