Cost of living comparison

Sao Tome and Principe

compared to

Cyprus

Nicosia vs. Sao Tome Cost of Living Summary

Nicosia is 2.1 times more expensive than Sao Tome.

Restaurants: pay 23.8% less in Nicosia
Groceries: pay 4.2% less in Nicosia
Transportation: pay 4.0% less in Nicosia
Housing: pay 80.8% more in Nicosia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 89.3% more in Nicosia
Clothing: pay 6.0 times more in Nicosia

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

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Nicosia vs. Sao Tome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nicosia instead of Sao Tome, you would:

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pay 23.8% less for restaurants

	Sao Tome	Nicosia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$29.20 STD651K	$17.52 €15.32	-40.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 STD260K	$8.76 €7.66	-25.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 STD42,768	$1.80 €1.57	-6.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 STD26,025	$0.89 €0.78	-23.7%
Average			-23.8%

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pay 4.2% less for groceries

	Sao Tome	Nicosia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 STD24,088	$2.05 €1.79	+89.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.22 STD228K	$6.98 €6.10	-31.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.97 STD133K	$7.72 €6.75	+29.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.09 STD114K	$4.75 €4.15	-6.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.27 STD207K	$4.33 €3.78	-53.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.12 STD47,219	$1.41 €1.23	-33.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.53 STD11,805	$0.94 €0.82	+76.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 STD41,316	$1.03 €0.90	-44.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 STD35,414	$1.51 €1.32	-5.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 STD26,561	$0.68 €0.59	-43.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 STD20,658	$0.71 €0.62	-23.6%
Average			-4.2%

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pay 4.0% less for transportation

	Sao Tome	Nicosia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.40 STD143K	$6.14 €5.37	-4.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$58.40 €51.06
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$30,420.29 €26,598.13
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$22.10 €19.32
Average			-4.0%

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pay 80.8% more for housing

	Sao Tome	Nicosia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.42 STD2M	$34.97 €30.58	-51.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$350.40 STD8M	$762.27 €666.49	+117.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$233.60 STD5M	$646.04 €564.87	+176.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$177.29 €155.01
Average			+80.8%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sao Tome	Nicosia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$494.94 €432.75
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$8,545.79 €7,472.05

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pay 89.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Sao Tome	Nicosia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 STD37,216	$4.67 €4.08	+179.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.34 STD52,050	$3.78 €3.30	+61.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 STD52,050	$5.84 €5.11	+150.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.38 STD833K	$74.46 €65.10	+99.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$21.02 STD468K	$11.68 €10.21	-44.4%
Average			+89.3%

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pay 6.0 times more for clothing

	Sao Tome	Nicosia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$100.45 €87.83
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$54.02 €47.23
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$97.39 €85.16
Men's business shoes (leather)	$19.16 STD427K	$114.61 €100.21	+498.3%
Average			+498.3%

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