Santo Domingo vs. Sao Tome Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 78.5% more expensive than Sao Tome.

Restaurants
pay 51.5% less in Santo Domingo
Groceries
pay 28.6% less in Santo Domingo
Transportation
pay 26.6% less in Santo Domingo
Housing
pay 25.3% more in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports
pay 22.0% more in Santo Domingo
Clothing
pay 6.3 times more in Santo Domingo

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

Santo Domingo vs. Sao Tome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Sao Tome, you would:

pay 51.5% less for restaurants

 
Sao Tome
Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $29.20
STD651K
$8.05
DOP469.67
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.68
STD260K
$7.25
DOP422.71
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.92
STD42,768
$0.97
DOP56.75

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pay 28.6% less for groceries

 
Sao Tome
Santo Domingo
Bread
1 loaf
$1.08
STD24,088
$1.50
DOP87.29
Local cheese (8 oz) $10.22
STD228K
$3.66
DOP213.27
Milk (1 gallon) $5.97
STD133K
$5.00
DOP291.58

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pay 26.6% less for transportation

 
Sao Tome
Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.40
STD143K
$4.69
DOP273.90
Monthly public transit pass ?? $35.35
DOP2,062.47
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $29,626.22
DOP2M

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pay 25.3% more for housing

 
Sao Tome
Santo Domingo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$72.42
STD2M
$34.89
DOP2,035.66
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $350.40
STD8M
$642.68
DOP37,493.68
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $233.60
STD5M
$337.05
DOP19,663.41

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Sao Tome
Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $225.42
DOP13,150.82
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $7,865.34
DOP459K

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pay 22.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Sao Tome
Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.67
STD37,216
$2.42
DOP140.90
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.34
STD52,050
$2.36
DOP137.56
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.34
STD52,050
$5.64
DOP328.77

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pay 6.3 times more for clothing

 
Sao Tome
Santo Domingo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $58.49
DOP3,412.17
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $48.04
DOP2,802.38
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $87.54
DOP5,107.10

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2026
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