Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 33.3% cheaper than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 74.3% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
Db428,710
|
$3.01
₺97.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
Db208,231
|
$3.65
₺118.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
Db48,995
|
$0.62
₺20.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
Db24,498
|
$0.22
₺7.08
|
|
pay 63.5% less for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
Db21,649
|
$0.39
₺12.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
Db214,355
|
$2.61
₺84.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
Db108,190
|
$3.07
₺99.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
Db78,393
|
$1.40
₺45.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
Db194,460
|
$1.59
₺51.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
Db33,336
|
$0.30
₺9.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Db11,112
|
$0.52
₺16.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
Db38,892
|
$0.31
₺9.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
Db33,336
|
$0.42
₺13.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
Db25,002
|
$0.22
₺7.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
Db19,446
|
$0.19
₺6.30
|
|
pay 5.3% less for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
Db102,007
|
$4.34
₺140.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.27
₺496.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,350.89
₺1,115,909.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.33
₺140.50
|
|
pay 34.1% less for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$8.38
₺272.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
Db7,349,315
|
$218.27
₺7,090.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
Db4,899,543
|
$144.02
₺4,678.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$49.50
₺1,608.02
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$165.99
₺5,392.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,471.33
₺112,768.20
|
pay 10.5% more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
Db13,474
|
$1.90
₺61.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
Db36,747
|
$1.55
₺50.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
$1.64
₺53.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
Db783,927
|
$20.05
₺651.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
Db440,959
|
$2.50
₺81.19
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$29.99
₺974.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$25.86
₺840.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$62.92
₺2,044.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$42.57
₺1,382.78
|
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