Cost of living comparison

Sao Tome and Principe

compared to

Tunisia

Tunis vs. Sao Tome Cost of Living Summary

Tunis is 26.5% cheaper than Sao Tome.

Restaurants: pay 48.1% less in Tunis
Groceries: pay 57.6% less in Tunis
Transportation: pay 34.1% less in Tunis
Housing: pay 3.5% less in Tunis
Childcare: pay 18.2% less in Tunis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.5% less in Tunis
Clothing: pay 93.0% more in Tunis

Expenses including groceries, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, childcare, and housing are lower in Tunis. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Tunis.

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Tunis vs. Sao Tome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.1% less for restaurants

	Sao Tome	Tunis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 STD200K	$4.01 TND11.970	-55.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.89 STD176K	$6.01 TND17.960	-23.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.84 STD41,004	$0.83 TND2.470	-55.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 STD27,770	$0.38 TND1.150	-69.2%
Average			-48.1%

Sao Tome vs. Tunis - Cost of restaurants

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pay 57.6% less for groceries

	Sao Tome	Tunis
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 STD22,187	$0.38 TND1.120	-62.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.80 STD218K	$5.08 TND15.170	-48.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.87 STD131K	$1.89 TND5.650	-67.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.85 STD108K	$1.78 TND5.320	-63.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.89 STD198K	$2.70 TND8.070	-69.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 STD37,881	$0.97 TND2.900	-42.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 STD17,644	$2.72 TND8.130	+243.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 STD36,419	$0.52 TND1.540	-68.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 STD34,958	$0.36 TND1.070	-77.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.31 STD29,299	$0.39 TND1.160	-70.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08 STD23,986	$0.29 TND0.860	-73.2%
Average			-57.6%

Sao Tome vs. Tunis - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.1% less for transportation

	Sao Tome	Tunis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.46 STD144K	$3.19 TND9.530	-50.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$16.69 TND49.880
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,634.18 STD549M	$39,390.28 TND118K	+59.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.43 STD500K	$2.85 TND8.500	-87.3%
Average			-34.1%

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pay 3.5% less for housing

	Sao Tome	Tunis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.91 STD1M	$20.53 TND61.350	-69.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$284.91 STD6M	$386.01 TND1,153.270	+35.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.02 STD4M	$251.38 TND751.030	+28.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$174.83 STD4M	$46.31 TND138.360	-73.5%
Average			-3.5%

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pay 18.2% less for childcare

	Sao Tome	Tunis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$228.62 STD5M	$103.50 TND309.230	-54.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,194.77 STD49M	$3,246.91 TND9,700.730	+47.9%
Average			-18.2%

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pay 32.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Sao Tome	Tunis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 STD37,799	$1.67 TND4.990	-1.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.26 STD50,442	$1.14 TND3.400	-49.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.26 STD50,420	$3.67 TND10.970	+62.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.92 STD756K	$34.22 TND102.240	+0.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.16 STD449K	$6.01 TND17.960	-70.2%
Average			-32.5%

Sao Tome vs. Tunis - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 93.0% more for clothing

	Sao Tome	Tunis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$43.40 TND129.680
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.02 STD2M	$59.82 TND178.720	-20.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$101.96 TND304.620
Men's business shoes (leather)	$18.36 STD409K	$85.81 TND256.360	+367.3%
Average			+93.0%

Sao Tome vs. Tunis - Cost of clothing

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