Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 87.0% more expensive than Gambia.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Gambia, you would:
pay 85.4% more for restaurants
|
Gambia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.96
GMD352.45
|
$18.76
STD417,914
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.29
GMD446.85
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
GMD118.10
|
$1.76
STD39,244
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
GMD67.36
|
$1.07
STD23,881
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Gambia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
GMD46.34
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.15
GMD223.43
|
$9.38
STD208,957
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.21
GMD369.63
|
$4.73
STD105,465
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
GMD141.50
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.27
GMD90.08
|
$8.51
STD189,563
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
GMD67.56
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
GMD41.29
|
$0.49
STD10,832
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
GMD60.06
|
$1.70
STD37,913
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
GMD45.04
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD30.03
|
$1.09
STD24,372
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD32.28
|
$0.85
STD18,956
|
|
pay 43.1% more for transportation
|
Gambia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
GMD284.85
|
$5.74
STD127,914
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.55
GMD465.05
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,727.27
GMD193,636.36
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.94
GMD422.03
|
?? | |
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
Gambia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.62
GMD3,310.02
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$102.56
GMD7,281.76
|
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$52.91
GMD3,756.88
|
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.06
GMD1,708.56
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Gambia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$6.99
GMD496.50
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$139.86
GMD9,930.07
|
?? |
pay 85.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Gambia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.32
GMD235.70
|
$1.09
STD24,239
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
GMD147.87
|
$1.61
STD35,821
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.71
GMD121.64
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.48
GMD1,737.76
|
$34.30
STD764,186
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
GMD248.25
|
$19.29
STD429,855
|
|
pay 79.8% less for clothing
|
Gambia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.00
GMD3,976.00
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.34
GMD3,148.14
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.43
GMD7,059.53
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.99
GMD6,176.29
|
$17.58
STD391,645
|
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