Cost of living comparison

Sao Tome and Principe

compared to

Libya

Tripoli vs. Sao Tome Cost of Living Summary

Tripoli is 58.7% cheaper than Sao Tome.

Restaurants: pay 68.2% less in Tripoli
Groceries: pay 70.4% less in Tripoli
Transportation: pay 89.3% less in Tripoli
Housing: pay 19.1% less in Tripoli
Childcare: pay 59.7% less in Tripoli
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.8% less in Tripoli
Clothing: pay 8.6% less in Tripoli

Expenses including transportation, groceries, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Tripoli.

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Tripoli vs. Sao Tome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 68.2% less for restaurants

	Sao Tome	Tripoli
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 STD200K	$3.89 LYD25.030	-56.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.89 STD176K	$2.65 LYD17.020	-66.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.84 STD41,004	$0.44 LYD2.810	-76.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 STD27,770	$0.11 LYD0.680	-91.5%
Average			-68.2%

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pay 70.4% less for groceries

	Sao Tome	Tripoli
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 STD22,187	$0.21 LYD1.350	-78.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.80 STD218K	$2.61 LYD16.770	-73.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.87 STD131K	$3.55 LYD22.830	-39.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.85 STD108K	$1.39 LYD8.920	-71.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.89 STD198K	$1.59 LYD10.220	-82.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 STD37,881	$1.03 LYD6.640	-39.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 STD17,644	$0.68 LYD4.390	-13.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 STD36,419	$0.32 LYD2.080	-80.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 STD34,958	$0.26 LYD1.680	-83.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.31 STD29,299	$0.34 LYD2.160	-74.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08 STD23,986	$0.22 LYD1.390	-79.9%
Average			-70.4%

Sao Tome vs. Tripoli - Cost of groceries

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pay 89.3% less for transportation

	Sao Tome	Tripoli
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.46 STD144K	$0.09 LYD0.570	-98.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,634.18 STD549M	$23,347.42 LYD150K	-5.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.43 STD500K	$4.51 LYD29.030	-79.9%
Average			-89.3%

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pay 19.1% less for housing

	Sao Tome	Tripoli
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.91 STD1M	$27.04 LYD173.930	-59.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$284.91 STD6M	$355.40 LYD2,285.760	+24.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.02 STD4M	$144.24 LYD927.650	-26.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$174.83 STD4M	$71.42 LYD459.310	-59.2%
Average			-19.1%

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pay 59.7% less for childcare

	Sao Tome	Tripoli
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$228.62 STD5M	$52.32 LYD336.470	-77.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,194.77 STD49M	$1,556.49 LYD10,010.640	-29.1%
Average			-59.7%

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pay 55.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Sao Tome	Tripoli
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 STD37,799	$0.62 LYD4.000	-63.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.26 STD50,442	$0.46 LYD2.960	-79.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.26 STD50,420	$1.95 LYD12.510	-14.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.92 STD756K	$24.90 LYD160.170	-26.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.16 STD449K	??
Average			-55.8%

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pay 8.6% less for clothing

	Sao Tome	Tripoli
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$22.72 LYD146.160
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.02 STD2M	$17.38 LYD111.790	-76.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$64.21 LYD412.940
Men's business shoes (leather)	$18.36 STD409K	$66.15 LYD425.450	+260.2%
Average			-8.6%

Sao Tome vs. Tripoli - Cost of clothing

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