Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 63.4% 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
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.17
BOB21.93
|
$19.05
STD424,436
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
BOB48.25
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
BOB7.04
|
$1.90
STD42,444
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
BOB5.26
|
$1.09
STD24,254
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Bolivia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
BOB9.02
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
BOB18.43
|
$9.52
STD212,218
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
BOB24.09
|
$4.81
STD107,111
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
BOB13.40
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
BOB11.55
|
$8.64
STD192,521
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
BOB6.15
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
BOB3.08
|
$0.49
STD11,001
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
BOB3.73
|
$1.73
STD38,504
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
BOB4.44
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BOB4.49
|
$1.11
STD24,753
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
BOB3.19
|
$0.86
STD19,252
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Bolivia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.02
BOB14.01
|
$4.94
STD110,171
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.17
BOB181.29
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,174.39
BOB112,030.86
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.68
BOB94.74
|
?? | |
pay 2.9% more for housing
|
Bolivia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.31
BOB334.58
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$311.39
BOB2,156.83
|
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$215.91
BOB1,495.48
|
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.22
BOB209.32
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bolivia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$178.93
BOB1,239.37
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,497.25
BOB24,223.46
|
?? |
pay 10.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bolivia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.94
BOB13.41
|
$0.65
STD14,552
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
BOB17.29
|
$1.63
STD36,380
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.89
BOB19.99
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.81
BOB282.66
|
$34.83
STD776,112
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
BOB46.37
|
$19.59
STD436,563
|
|
pay 69.4% less for clothing
|
Bolivia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.46
BOB314.90
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.97
BOB359.97
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.38
BOB452.86
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.33
BOB404.04
|
$17.85
STD397,758
|
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