Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 10.9% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 64.7% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
Db428,710
|
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
Db208,231
|
$5.00
SOS2,851
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
Db48,995
|
$0.62
SOS356
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
Db24,498
|
$0.42
SOS242
|
|
pay 28.6% less for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
Db21,649
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
Db214,355
|
$2.48
SOS1,414
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
Db108,190
|
$5.32
SOS3,036
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
Db78,393
|
$2.27
SOS1,293
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
Db194,460
|
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
Db33,336
|
$1.68
SOS960
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Db11,112
|
$0.67
SOS379
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
Db38,892
|
$1.27
SOS724
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
Db33,336
|
$0.42
SOS238
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
Db25,002
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
Db19,446
|
$0.48
SOS275
|
|
pay 15.9% less for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
Db102,007
|
$3.85
SOS2,195
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$42.50
SOS24,236
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$8,375.00
SOS4,775,960
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.60
SOS5,475
|
|
pay 50.4% less for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$41.00
SOS23,381
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
Db7,349,315
|
$197.57
SOS112,668
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
Db4,899,543
|
$86.54
SOS49,352
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$71.50
SOS40,774
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$51.88
SOS29,582
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$950.00
SOS541,751
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
Db13,474
|
$8.00
SOS4,562
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
Db36,747
|
$1.12
SOS638
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
$1.93
SOS1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
Db783,927
|
$25.62
SOS14,613
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
Db440,959
|
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$18.04
SOS10,289
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$20.50
SOS11,690
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$21.33
SOS12,166
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$51.17
SOS29,178
|
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