Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 76.6% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,595
|
$19.24
Db428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,649
|
$9.35
Db208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,714
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS914
|
$1.10
Db24,498
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,358
|
$0.97
Db21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS20,049
|
$9.62
Db214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,555
|
$4.86
Db108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS4,982
|
$3.52
Db78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,225
|
$8.73
Db194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,377
|
$1.50
Db33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,131
|
$0.50
Db11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS900
|
$1.75
Db38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,112
|
$1.50
Db33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS894
|
$1.12
Db25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,392
|
$0.87
Db19,446
|
|
pay 7.0% more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS10,922
|
$4.58
Db102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS21,808
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS43,615,583
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,329
|
?? | |
pay 7.6% more for housing
Tanzania
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS167,314
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS700,734
|
$329.83
Db7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS590,860
|
$219.89
Db4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS138,762
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Tanzania
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS757,265
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,497,294
|
?? |
pay 34.2% more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,053
|
$0.60
Db13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,194
|
$1.65
Db36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,566
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS117,399
|
$35.18
Db783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS14,857
|
$19.79
Db440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS51,737
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS113,355
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS137,889
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS136,526
|
?? |
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