Cost of living comparison
Syria is 39.5% cheaper than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Syria instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 64.3% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
STD428,710
|
$4.10
SYP10,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
$4.39
SYP11,039
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$0.81
SYP2,042
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
STD24,498
|
$0.41
SYP1,035
|
|
pay 57.9% less for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
STD214,355
|
$1.86
SYP4,664
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
STD108,190
|
$2.90
SYP7,283
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
$1.57
SYP3,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
STD194,460
|
$2.02
SYP5,065
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$0.40
SYP1,003
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
STD11,112
|
$0.70
SYP1,763
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
STD38,892
|
$0.20
SYP508
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$0.33
SYP819
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
STD25,002
|
$0.22
SYP555
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
STD19,446
|
$0.18
SYP447
|
|
pay 13.5% less for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
STD102,007
|
$3.96
SYP9,949
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.68
SYP29,338
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,961.78
SYP77,792,410
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.43
SYP21,178
|
|
pay 57.6% less for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$36.65
SYP92,086
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
$149.93
SYP376,707
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
$86.14
SYP216,422
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$43.68
SYP109,738
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$63.88
SYP160,498
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,887.73
SYP7,255,516
|
pay 4.0% less for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
STD13,474
|
$1.66
SYP4,166
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
STD36,747
|
$0.98
SYP2,460
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$2.08
SYP5,238
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
STD783,927
|
$13.47
SYP33,842
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
STD440,959
|
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$21.67
SYP54,441
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$21.71
SYP54,557
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$109.97
SYP276,294
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$63.29
SYP159,007
|
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