Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 26.0% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Cameroon
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.63
FCFA2,880
|
$18.76
STD417,914
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.49
FCFA2,795
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
FCFA856
|
$1.76
STD39,244
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
FCFA349
|
$1.07
STD23,881
|
|
pay 59.1% more for groceries
|
Cameroon
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
FCFA250
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.80
FCFA6,099
|
$9.38
STD208,957
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
FCFA5,855
|
$4.73
STD105,465
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
FCFA1,108
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
FCFA1,948
|
$8.51
STD189,563
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
FCFA1,014
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
FCFA497
|
$0.49
STD10,832
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA484
|
$1.70
STD37,913
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
FCFA349
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA559
|
$1.09
STD24,372
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$0.85
STD18,956
|
|
pay 30.3% more for transportation
|
Cameroon
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.41
FCFA2,741
|
$5.74
STD127,914
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,808.69
FCFA16,055,183
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.89
FCFA2,422
|
?? | |
pay 14.4% less for housing
|
Cameroon
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.22
FCFA59,856
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$355.76
FCFA221,310
|
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.27
FCFA165,021
|
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.86
FCFA43,462
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Cameroon
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.62
FCFA213,762
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,662.70
FCFA1,656,424
|
?? |
pay 33.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cameroon
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
FCFA711
|
$1.09
STD24,239
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
FCFA993
|
$1.61
STD35,821
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
FCFA1,186
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.14
FCFA17,505
|
$34.30
STD764,186
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
$19.29
STD429,855
|
|
pay 84.1% less for clothing
|
Cameroon
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.77
FCFA25,986
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.19
FCFA32,469
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.70
FCFA60,157
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.51
FCFA68,744
|
$17.58
STD391,645
|
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