Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 19.0% cheaper than Gabon.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 6.4% more for restaurants
|
Gabon
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA9,959
|
$19.05
STD424,436
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA8,963
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$1.90
STD42,444
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA697
|
$1.09
STD24,254
|
|
pay 26.0% more for groceries
|
Gabon
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA863
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,075
|
$9.52
STD212,218
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA5,961
|
$4.81
STD107,111
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,066
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,897
|
$8.64
STD192,521
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA708
|
$0.49
STD11,001
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$1.73
STD38,504
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA572
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA632
|
$1.11
STD24,753
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA678
|
$0.86
STD19,252
|
|
pay 25.8% more for transportation
|
Gabon
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,370
|
$4.94
STD110,171
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,387
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,930,239
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 58.9% less for housing
|
Gabon
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,496
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA514,546
|
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA298,769
|
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA50,771
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Gabon
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,202
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,236,663
|
?? |
pay 37.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Gabon
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA598
|
$0.65
STD14,552
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,822
|
$1.63
STD36,380
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,494
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA34,856
|
$34.83
STD776,112
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$19.59
STD436,563
|
|
pay 75.4% less for clothing
|
Gabon
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA39,836
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA44,815
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,387
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA43,819
|
$17.85
STD397,758
|
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