Cost of living comparison

Tunisia

compared to

Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Tunisia Cost of Living Summary

Sao Tome and Principe is 78.1% more expensive than Tunisia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Sao Tome and Principe
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in Sao Tome and Principe
Transportation: pay 55.0% more in Sao Tome and Principe
Housing: pay 78.6% more in Sao Tome and Principe
Childcare: pay 59.3% more in Sao Tome and Principe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.0% more in Sao Tome and Principe
Clothing: pay 40.5% less in Sao Tome and Principe

The cost of groceries, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and transportation in Sao Tome and Principe are more expensive than in Tunisia. Notably, groceries, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Sao Tome and Principe.

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Sao Tome and Principe vs. Tunisia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Tunisia, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Tunisia	Sao Tome and Principe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.69 TND11.010	$8.96 STD200K	+143.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.93 TND14.740	$7.89 STD176K	+59.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 TND1.980	$1.84 STD41,004	+178.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 TND0.890	$1.25 STD27,770	+319.3%
Average			+124.7%

Tunisia vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	Tunisia	Sao Tome and Principe
Bread 1 loaf	$0.23 TND0.690	$1.00 STD22,187	+333.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.56 TND16.620	$9.80 STD218K	+76.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$1.80 TND5.390	$5.87 STD131K	+225.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.57 TND4.700	$4.85 STD108K	+208.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.53 TND7.550	$8.89 STD198K	+251.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 TND2.730	$1.70 STD37,881	+86.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.63 TND4.860	$0.79 STD17,644	-51.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 TND1.590	$1.63 STD36,419	+206.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 TND1.020	$1.57 STD34,958	+357.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 TND1.010	$1.31 STD29,299	+288.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 TND0.910	$1.08 STD23,986	+253.6%
Average			+166.0%

Tunisia vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of groceries

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pay 55.0% more for transportation

	Tunisia	Sao Tome and Principe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.13 TND9.360	$6.46 STD144K	+106.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.80 TND32.280	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,447.81 TND112K	$24,634.18 STD549M	-34.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.00 TND8.970	$22.43 STD500K	+647.2%
Average			+55.0%

Tunisia vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of transportation

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pay 78.6% more for housing

	Tunisia	Sao Tome and Principe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.04 TND56.890	$66.91 STD1M	+251.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$195.88 TND585.220	$284.91 STD6M	+45.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$138.42 TND413.570	$195.02 STD4M	+40.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.74 TND112.770	$174.83 STD4M	+363.2%
Average			+78.6%

Tunisia vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of housing

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pay 59.3% more for childcare

	Tunisia	Sao Tome and Principe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$76.01 TND227.100	$228.62 STD5M	+200.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,600.52 TND7,769.510	$2,194.77 STD49M	-15.6%
Average			+59.3%

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pay 75.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Tunisia	Sao Tome and Principe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.49 TND4.450	$1.70 STD37,799	+13.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.98 TND2.920	$2.26 STD50,442	+131.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.53 TND10.540	$2.26 STD50,420	-35.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.97 TND80.570	$33.92 STD756K	+25.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.92 TND14.700	$20.16 STD449K	+309.7%
Average			+75.0%

Tunisia vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 40.5% less for clothing

	Tunisia	Sao Tome and Principe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.70 TND121.590	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.12 TND152.730	$75.02 STD2M	+46.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.52 TND267.470	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.17 TND227.580	$18.36 STD409K	-75.9%
Average			-40.5%

Tunisia vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of clothing

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