Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 2.6 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
₺96.45
|
$19.24
Db428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
₺116.72
|
$9.35
Db208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₺19.85
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
₺6.98
|
$1.10
Db24,498
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₺12.56
|
$0.97
Db21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
₺83.70
|
$9.62
Db214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
₺98.37
|
$4.86
Db108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
₺44.87
|
$3.52
Db78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₺50.91
|
$8.73
Db194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
₺9.68
|
$1.50
Db33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₺16.71
|
$0.50
Db11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
₺9.82
|
$1.75
Db38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₺13.52
|
$1.50
Db33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₺7.02
|
$1.12
Db25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₺6.20
|
$0.87
Db19,446
|
|
pay 5.6% more for transportation
Turkey
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₺138.82
|
$4.58
Db102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
₺488.82
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
₺1,099,479.15
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
₺138.43
|
?? | |
pay 51.9% more for housing
Turkey
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
₺268.15
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
₺6,986.26
|
$329.83
Db7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
₺4,609.79
|
$219.89
Db4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
₺1,584.35
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Turkey
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
₺5,312.97
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
₺111,107.87
|
?? |
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
₺60.95
|
$0.60
Db13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
₺49.52
|
$1.65
Db36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
₺52.34
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
₺641.67
|
$35.18
Db783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
₺80.00
|
$19.79
Db440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Turkey
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
₺959.83
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
₺827.66
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
₺2,013.99
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
₺1,362.42
|
?? |
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