Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 19.5% cheaper than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 60.9% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
Db428,710
|
$3.76
TZS9,740
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
Db208,231
|
$6.91
TZS17,915
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
Db48,995
|
$0.67
TZS1,740
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
Db24,498
|
$0.36
TZS928
|
|
pay 36.9% less for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
Db21,649
|
$0.92
TZS2,394
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
Db214,355
|
$7.85
TZS20,351
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
Db108,190
|
$5.31
TZS13,760
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
Db78,393
|
$1.95
TZS5,057
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
Db194,460
|
$2.83
TZS7,334
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
Db33,336
|
$1.32
TZS3,428
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Db11,112
|
$0.44
TZS1,148
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
Db38,892
|
$0.35
TZS914
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
Db33,336
|
$0.44
TZS1,129
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
Db25,002
|
$0.35
TZS908
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
Db19,446
|
$0.55
TZS1,413
|
|
pay 6.5% less for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
Db102,007
|
$4.28
TZS11,087
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.54
TZS22,137
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.84
TZS35,861
|
|
pay 5.8% less for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$65.54
TZS169,837
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
Db7,349,315
|
$274.47
TZS711,301
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
Db4,899,543
|
$231.44
TZS599,770
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$54.35
TZS140,854
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$296.62
TZS768,685
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,678.53
TZS14,715,918
|
pay 12.5% more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
Db13,474
|
$1.20
TZS3,099
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
Db36,747
|
$2.03
TZS5,272
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
$1.79
TZS4,635
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
Db783,927
|
$45.98
TZS119,169
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
Db440,959
|
$5.82
TZS15,081
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$20.27
TZS52,517
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$44.40
TZS115,065
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$54.01
TZS139,968
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$53.48
TZS138,585
|
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