Cost of living comparison

Sao Tome and Principe

compared to

Taiwan

Taipei vs. Sao Tome Cost of Living Summary

Taipei is 90.2% more expensive than Sao Tome.

Restaurants: pay 51.8% less in Taipei
Groceries: pay 22.8% more in Taipei
Transportation: pay 40.1% less in Taipei
Housing: pay 68.4% more in Taipei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.9% more in Taipei
Clothing: pay 6.0 times more in Taipei

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

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Taipei vs. Sao Tome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.8% less for restaurants

	Sao Tome	Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$29.20 STD651K	$6.55 NT$210.48	-77.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 STD260K	$5.55 NT$178.38	-52.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 STD42,768	$1.14 NT$36.76	-40.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 STD26,025	$0.74 NT$23.65	-37.0%
Average			-51.8%

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pay 22.8% more for groceries

	Sao Tome	Taipei
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 STD24,088	$1.87 NT$60.21	+73.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.22 STD228K	$9.47 NT$304.03	-7.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.97 STD133K	$11.91 NT$382.45	+99.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.09 STD114K	$2.64 NT$84.91	-48.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.27 STD207K	$4.42 NT$141.81	-52.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.12 STD47,219	$2.29 NT$73.65	+8.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.53 STD11,805	$1.37 NT$44.13	+159.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 STD41,316	$1.37 NT$43.99	-26.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 STD35,414	$1.92 NT$61.81	+21.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 STD26,561	$1.29 NT$41.33	+8.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 STD20,658	$1.07 NT$34.39	+15.5%
Average			+22.8%

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pay 40.1% less for transportation

	Sao Tome	Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.40 STD143K	$3.83 NT$123.01	-40.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$39.32 NT$1,262.86
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$36,375.55 NT$1M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$9.34 NT$299.93
Average			-40.1%

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pay 68.4% more for housing

	Sao Tome	Taipei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.42 STD2M	$25.93 NT$832.57	-64.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$350.40 STD8M	$792.21 NT$25,440.61	+126.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$233.60 STD5M	$568.06 NT$18,242.51	+143.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$62.05 NT$1,992.53
Average			+68.4%

Sao Tome vs. Taipei - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sao Tome	Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$628.11 NT$20,170.69
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$17,860.07 NT$574K

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pay 37.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Sao Tome	Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 STD37,216	$3.24 NT$104.19	+94.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.34 STD52,050	$3.80 NT$121.91	+62.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 STD52,050	$3.93 NT$126.29	+68.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.38 STD833K	$42.01 NT$1,348.94	+12.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$21.02 STD468K	$10.98 NT$352.55	-47.8%
Average			+37.9%

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pay 6.0 times more for clothing

	Sao Tome	Taipei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$66.48 NT$2,134.88
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$36.29 NT$1,165.40
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$88.45 NT$2,840.48
Men's business shoes (leather)	$19.16 STD427K	$115.72 NT$3,716.18	+504.1%
Average			+504.1%

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