Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 95.8% more expensive than Burkina Faso overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 5.2 times more in Sao Tome and Principe
- Groceries
-
pay 37.3% more in Sao Tome and Principe
- Transportation
-
pay 18.6% more in Sao Tome and Principe
- Housing
-
pay 23.1% less in Sao Tome and Principe
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 24.2% more in Sao Tome and Principe
The cost of restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Sao Tome and Principe are more expensive than in Burkina Faso. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 5.2 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA739
|
$18.76
STD417,914
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,435
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA460
|
$1.76
STD39,244
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA320
|
$1.07
STD23,881
|
|
pay 37.3% more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA431
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA4,928
|
$9.38
STD208,957
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,526
|
$4.73
STD105,465
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,726
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,365
|
$8.51
STD189,563
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA894
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA300
|
$0.49
STD10,832
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$1.70
STD37,913
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA630
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA721
|
$1.09
STD24,372
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA370
|
$0.85
STD18,956
|
|
pay 18.6% more for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA2,919
|
$5.74
STD127,914
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 23.1% less for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA27,054
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA246,394
|
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA172,476
|
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA53,762
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA73,918
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,079,795
|
?? |
pay 24.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA690
|
$1.09
STD24,239
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA986
|
$1.61
STD35,821
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA986
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA34,495
|
$34.30
STD764,186
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA4,928
|
$19.29
STD429,855
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? | ?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? | ?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? | ?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$17.58
STD391,645
|
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