Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 38.8% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Cameroon
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.92
FCFA2,367
|
$19.05
STD424,436
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.62
FCFA2,181
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
FCFA735
|
$1.90
STD42,444
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
FCFA322
|
$1.09
STD24,254
|
|
pay 68.9% more for groceries
|
Cameroon
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.24
FCFA5,571
|
$9.52
STD212,218
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.56
FCFA5,765
|
$4.81
STD107,111
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,150
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
FCFA1,485
|
$8.64
STD192,521
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA993
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA398
|
$0.49
STD11,001
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA396
|
$1.73
STD38,504
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA323
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$1.11
STD24,753
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
FCFA350
|
$0.86
STD19,252
|
|
pay 13.3% more for transportation
|
Cameroon
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
FCFA2,632
|
$4.94
STD110,171
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.77
FCFA8,308
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,642.86
FCFA17,880,769
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
FCFA2,766
|
?? | |
pay 12.7% more for housing
|
Cameroon
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.33
FCFA44,232
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.46
FCFA172,792
|
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.38
FCFA117,852
|
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.67
FCFA54,092
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Cameroon
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.10
FCFA127,940
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,868.56
FCFA1,127,126
|
?? |
pay 45.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cameroon
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
FCFA770
|
$0.65
STD14,552
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
FCFA783
|
$1.63
STD36,380
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.98
FCFA1,196
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.69
FCFA13,084
|
$34.83
STD776,112
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
FCFA4,239
|
$19.59
STD436,563
|
|
pay 82.6% less for clothing
|
Cameroon
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.88
FCFA22,850
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
FCFA30,134
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.06
FCFA56,136
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.50
FCFA61,832
|
$17.85
STD397,758
|
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