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Trinidad and Tobago vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad and Tobago is 59.0% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe overall.

Restaurants: pay 45.1% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Groceries: pay 8.1% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Transportation: pay 39.2% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Housing: pay 34.2% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.6% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Clothing: pay 4.6 times more in Trinidad and Tobago

The cost of clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Trinidad and Tobago are more expensive than in Sao Tome and Principe. Expenses including restaurants and transportation are lower in Trinidad and Tobago. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Trinidad and Tobago.

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.1% less for restaurants

	Sao Tome and Principe	Trinidad and Tobago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$29.20 STD650,623	$9.57 TTD64.89	-67.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 STD260,249	$7.67 TTD51.99	-34.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 STD42,768	$1.02 TTD6.90	-47.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 STD26,025	$0.79 TTD5.38	-32.1%
Average			-45.1%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.1% more for groceries

	Sao Tome and Principe	Trinidad and Tobago
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 STD24,088	$2.36 TTD16.02	+118.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.22 STD227,718	$3.83 TTD25.94	-62.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.97 STD132,995	$8.89 TTD60.28	+49.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.09 STD113,503	$4.36 TTD29.54	-14.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.27 STD206,583	$4.08 TTD27.63	-56.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.12 STD47,219	$2.59 TTD17.56	+22.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.53 STD11,805	$1.11 TTD7.49	+108.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 STD41,316	$1.78 TTD12.03	-4.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 STD35,414	$1.79 TTD12.14	+12.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 STD26,561	$0.60 TTD4.09	-49.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 STD20,658	$0.60 TTD4.04	-35.7%
Average			+8.1%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of groceries

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pay 39.2% less for transportation

	Sao Tome and Principe	Trinidad and Tobago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.40 STD142,518	$3.89 TTD26.36	-39.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$86.39 TTD585.66
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$32,153.27 TTD217,962.54
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$8.08 TTD54.77
Average			-39.2%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of transportation

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pay 34.2% more for housing

	Sao Tome and Principe	Trinidad and Tobago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.42 STD1,613,544	$56.66 TTD384.07	-21.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$350.40 STD7,807,473	$557.33 TTD3,778.09	+59.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$233.60 STD5,204,982	$386.35 TTD2,618.99	+65.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$55.56 TTD376.62
Average			+34.2%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sao Tome and Principe	Trinidad and Tobago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$262.08 TTD1,776.62
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$6,187.26 TTD41,942.54

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pay 31.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Sao Tome and Principe	Trinidad and Tobago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 STD37,216	$2.09 TTD14.14	+24.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.34 STD52,050	$3.37 TTD22.86	+44.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 STD52,050	$4.99 TTD33.86	+113.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.38 STD832,797	$50.14 TTD339.88	+34.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$21.02 STD468,448	$8.53 TTD57.82	-59.4%
Average			+31.6%

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pay 4.6 times more for clothing

	Sao Tome and Principe	Trinidad and Tobago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$53.14 TTD360.22
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$39.43 TTD267.32
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$122.11 TTD827.76
Men's business shoes (leather)	$19.16 STD426,809	$88.97 TTD603.14	+364.5%
Average			+364.5%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of clothing

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