Cost of living comparison

compared to

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost of Living Summary

Sao Tome and Principe is 42.6% cheaper than Turks and Caicos Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 8.0% less in Sao Tome and Principe
Groceries: pay 20.5% less in Sao Tome and Principe
Transportation: pay 18.6% less in Sao Tome and Principe
Housing: pay 61.3% less in Sao Tome and Principe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.5% less in Sao Tome and Principe
Clothing: pay 80.8% less in Sao Tome and Principe

Expenses including clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Sao Tome and Principe.

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 8.0% less for restaurants

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Sao Tome and Principe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$29.20 STD650,623	+46.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.50	$11.68 STD260,249	-6.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50	$1.92 STD42,768	-23.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25	$1.17 STD26,025	-48.1%
Average			-8.0%

Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 20.5% less for groceries

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Sao Tome and Principe
Bread 1 loaf	$3.94	$1.08 STD24,088	-72.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.23	$10.22 STD227,718	-22.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$19.94	$5.97 STD132,995	-70.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.00	$5.09 STD113,503	+27.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.80	$9.27 STD206,583	+36.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81	$2.12 STD47,219	+16.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18	$0.53 STD11,805	-55.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.85 STD41,316
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.00	$1.59 STD35,414	-47.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.19 STD26,561
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91	$0.93 STD20,658	+2.2%
Average			-20.5%

Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 18.6% less for transportation

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Sao Tome and Principe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.86	$6.40 STD142,518	-18.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	??
Average			-18.6%

Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 61.3% less for housing

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Sao Tome and Principe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$115.00	$72.42 STD1,613,544	-37.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,225.00	$350.40 STD7,807,473	-71.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.00	$233.60 STD5,204,982	-75.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$229.41	??
Average			-61.3%

Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Sao Tome and Principe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$500.00	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,000.00	??

Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 66.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Sao Tome and Principe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$1.67 STD37,216	-79.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.50	$2.34 STD52,050	-57.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.00	$2.34 STD52,050	-66.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$100.00	$37.38 STD832,797	-62.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$21.02 STD468,448
Average			-66.5%

Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 80.8% less for clothing

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Sao Tome and Principe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.00	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$150.00	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.00	$19.16 STD426,809	-80.8%
Average			-80.8%

Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

More cost comparisons

Turks and Caicos Islands vs.

Vietnam

Turks and Caicos Islands vs.

Austria

Turks and Caicos Islands vs.

Poland

Turks and Caicos Islands vs.

Ireland

Turks and Caicos Islands vs.

Spain

Turks and Caicos Islands vs.

Greece

Turks and Caicos Islands vs.

France

Turks and Caicos Islands vs.

United States

Share this

Compare by city

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Turks and Caicos Islands

Add prices for Sao Tome and Principe

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Sao Tome and Principe or Turks and Caicos Islands. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.