Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 64.1% more expensive than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 69.9% more for restaurants
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Guinea-Bissau
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
$18.76
STD417,914
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.43
F CFA5,929
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
F CFA822
|
$1.76
STD39,244
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
$1.07
STD23,881
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
F CFA566
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.28
F CFA4,576
|
$9.38
STD208,957
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.18
F CFA3,890
|
$4.73
STD105,465
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
F CFA3,729
|
$8.51
STD189,563
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.85
F CFA1,165
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
F CFA280
|
$0.49
STD10,832
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.85
F CFA1,165
|
$1.70
STD37,913
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.07
F CFA47
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA373
|
$1.09
STD24,372
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA373
|
$0.85
STD18,956
|
|
pay 27.0% more for transportation
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
F CFA2,842
|
$5.74
STD127,914
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.57
F CFA16,082
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,027.10
F CFA20,142,280
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.94
F CFA4,367
|
?? | |
pay 15.4% less for housing
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.27
F CFA28,470
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$433.95
F CFA272,920
|
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.47
F CFA141,802
|
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.86
F CFA47,709
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$765.65
F CFA481,526
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,307.50
F CFA1,451,220
|
?? |
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
F CFA976
|
$1.09
STD24,239
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
F CFA1,284
|
$1.61
STD35,821
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
$34.30
STD764,186
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
$19.29
STD429,855
|
|
pay 83.4% less for clothing
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.86
F CFA56,517
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.69
F CFA51,379
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
F CFA66,793
|
$17.58
STD391,645
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