Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 73.3% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Bolivia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.05
BOB21.00
|
$18.76
STD417,914
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
BOB47.55
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
BOB6.47
|
$1.76
STD39,244
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BOB5.06
|
$1.07
STD23,881
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Bolivia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
BOB8.71
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.34
BOB16.12
|
$9.38
STD208,957
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
BOB24.93
|
$4.73
STD105,465
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
BOB13.33
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
BOB10.64
|
$8.51
STD189,563
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
BOB6.55
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
BOB3.07
|
$0.49
STD10,832
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
BOB3.70
|
$1.70
STD37,913
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
BOB4.33
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BOB4.27
|
$1.09
STD24,372
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
BOB3.36
|
$0.85
STD18,956
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Bolivia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.00
BOB13.79
|
$5.74
STD127,914
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.96
BOB178.66
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,221.21
BOB111,644.69
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.22
BOB91.02
|
?? | |
pay 0.5% more for housing
|
Bolivia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.11
BOB310.49
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.61
BOB2,337.38
|
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$201.58
BOB1,387.40
|
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB201.31
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bolivia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$177.46
BOB1,221.42
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,275.34
BOB22,543.01
|
?? |
pay 21.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bolivia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
BOB12.23
|
$1.09
STD24,239
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
BOB17.71
|
$1.61
STD35,821
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
BOB17.91
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.68
BOB238.69
|
$34.30
STD764,186
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.37
BOB43.84
|
$19.29
STD429,855
|
|
pay 67.8% less for clothing
|
Bolivia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.88
BOB288.25
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.40
BOB333.14
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.94
BOB426.32
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.65
BOB376.11
|
$17.58
STD391,645
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