Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 45.6% cheaper than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 76.0% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
STD428,710
|
$2.31
TND7.240
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
$3.46
TND10.840
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$0.54
TND1.680
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
STD24,498
|
$0.25
TND0.780
|
|
pay 59.8% less for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
$0.18
TND0.570
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
STD214,355
|
$4.31
TND13.480
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
STD108,190
|
$1.72
TND5.380
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
$1.09
TND3.430
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
STD194,460
|
$1.86
TND5.830
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$0.63
TND1.970
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
STD11,112
|
$0.83
TND2.600
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
STD38,892
|
$0.33
TND1.030
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$0.25
TND0.790
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
STD25,002
|
$0.24
TND0.750
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
STD19,446
|
$0.22
TND0.690
|
|
pay 40.5% less for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
STD102,007
|
$2.72
TND8.520
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.84
TND33.940
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,518.48
TND86,132.860
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.62
TND8.210
|
|
pay 45.4% less for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$19.59
TND61.320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
$167.41
TND524.000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
$128.64
TND402.630
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$29.75
TND93.110
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$61.08
TND191.190
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,342.76
TND7,332.840
|
pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
STD13,474
|
$1.22
TND3.810
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
STD36,747
|
$0.77
TND2.430
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$2.74
TND8.570
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
STD783,927
|
$25.01
TND78.270
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
STD440,959
|
$4.59
TND14.350
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$37.90
TND118.640
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$43.96
TND137.600
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$88.95
TND278.420
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$57.48
TND179.910
|
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