Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 17.0% more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.71
F CFA2,241
|
$19.05
STD424,436
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.49
F CFA5,726
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
F CFA483
|
$1.90
STD42,444
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
F CFA421
|
$1.09
STD24,254
|
|
pay 61.6% more for groceries
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
F CFA405
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.29
F CFA4,399
|
$9.52
STD212,218
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.65
F CFA5,215
|
$4.81
STD107,111
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
F CFA1,300
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
F CFA2,287
|
$8.64
STD192,521
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
F CFA781
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA247
|
$0.49
STD11,001
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
F CFA457
|
$1.73
STD38,504
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA356
|
$1.11
STD24,753
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
F CFA390
|
$0.86
STD19,252
|
|
pay 4.0% less for transportation
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
F CFA3,107
|
$4.94
STD110,171
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.28
F CFA24,897
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,718.07
F CFA17,926,135
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.86
F CFA8,963
|
?? | |
pay 44.0% less for housing
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.80
F CFA33,661
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$722.31
F CFA435,705
|
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.48
F CFA196,334
|
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.36
F CFA71,397
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$137.58
F CFA82,991
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,136.91
F CFA1,892,203
|
?? |
pay 18.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
F CFA598
|
$0.65
STD14,552
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
F CFA1,519
|
$1.63
STD36,380
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.94
F CFA43,397
|
$34.83
STD776,112
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
$19.59
STD436,563
|
|
pay 81.0% less for clothing
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.62
F CFA35,963
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.24
F CFA24,275
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
F CFA40,688
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.90
F CFA56,642
|
$17.85
STD397,758
|
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