Cost of living comparison

Sao Tome and Principe

compared to

Tunisia

Tunisia vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost of Living Summary

Tunisia is 43.8% cheaper than Sao Tome and Principe overall.

Restaurants: pay 55.5% less in Tunisia
Groceries: pay 62.4% less in Tunisia
Transportation: pay 35.5% less in Tunisia
Housing: pay 44.0% less in Tunisia
Childcare: pay 37.2% less in Tunisia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.8% less in Tunisia
Clothing: pay 68.1% more in Tunisia

Expenses including groceries, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and transportation are lower in Tunisia.

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Tunisia vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.5% less for restaurants

	Sao Tome and Principe	Tunisia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 STD200K	$3.69 TND11.010	-58.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.89 STD176K	$4.93 TND14.740	-37.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.84 STD41,004	$0.66 TND1.980	-64.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 STD27,770	$0.30 TND0.890	-76.1%
Average			-55.5%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Tunisia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 62.4% less for groceries

	Sao Tome and Principe	Tunisia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 STD22,187	$0.23 TND0.690	-76.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.80 STD218K	$5.56 TND16.620	-43.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.87 STD131K	$1.80 TND5.390	-69.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.85 STD108K	$1.57 TND4.700	-67.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.89 STD198K	$2.53 TND7.550	-71.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 STD37,881	$0.91 TND2.730	-46.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 STD17,644	$1.63 TND4.860	+105.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 STD36,419	$0.53 TND1.590	-67.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 STD34,958	$0.34 TND1.020	-78.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.31 STD29,299	$0.34 TND1.010	-74.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08 STD23,986	$0.30 TND0.910	-71.7%
Average			-62.4%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Tunisia - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.5% less for transportation

	Sao Tome and Principe	Tunisia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.46 STD144K	$3.13 TND9.360	-51.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$10.80 TND32.280
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,634.18 STD549M	$37,447.81 TND112K	+52.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.43 STD500K	$3.00 TND8.970	-86.6%
Average			-35.5%

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pay 44.0% less for housing

	Sao Tome and Principe	Tunisia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.91 STD1M	$19.04 TND56.890	-71.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$284.91 STD6M	$195.88 TND585.220	-31.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.02 STD4M	$138.42 TND413.570	-29.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$174.83 STD4M	$37.74 TND112.770	-78.4%
Average			-44.0%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Tunisia - Cost of housing

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pay 37.2% less for childcare

	Sao Tome and Principe	Tunisia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$228.62 STD5M	$76.01 TND227.100	-66.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,194.77 STD49M	$2,600.52 TND7,769.510	+18.5%
Average			-37.2%

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pay 42.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Sao Tome and Principe	Tunisia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 STD37,799	$1.49 TND4.450	-12.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.26 STD50,442	$0.98 TND2.920	-56.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.26 STD50,420	$3.53 TND10.540	+55.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.92 STD756K	$26.97 TND80.570	-20.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.16 STD449K	$4.92 TND14.700	-75.6%
Average			-42.8%

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pay 68.1% more for clothing

	Sao Tome and Principe	Tunisia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$40.70 TND121.590
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.02 STD2M	$51.12 TND152.730	-31.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$89.52 TND267.470
Men's business shoes (leather)	$18.36 STD409K	$76.17 TND227.580	+314.8%
Average			+68.1%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Tunisia - Cost of clothing

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