Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 2.4 times more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 45.5% more for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
STD428,710
|
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
STD24,498
|
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
|
pay 77.8% more for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
STD214,355
|
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
STD108,190
|
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
STD194,460
|
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
STD11,112
|
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
STD38,892
|
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
STD25,002
|
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
STD19,446
|
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
|
pay 64.7% less for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
STD102,007
|
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
|
pay 78.7% more for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
pay 6.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
STD13,474
|
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
STD36,747
|
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
STD783,927
|
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
STD440,959
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$242.17
TMT847.58
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