Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 34.3% more expensive than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 97.2% more for restaurants
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Guinea-Bissau
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.98
F CFA3,003
|
$19.05
STD424,436
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$9.25
STD206,155
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
F CFA801
|
$1.90
STD42,444
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
F CFA1,001
|
$1.09
STD24,254
|
|
pay 1.3% more for groceries
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
F CFA552
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$9.52
STD212,218
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.28
F CFA3,789
|
$4.81
STD107,111
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.98
F CFA3,003
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.02
F CFA3,632
|
$8.64
STD192,521
|
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.49
STD11,001
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.73
STD38,504
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.11
STD24,753
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.86
STD19,252
|
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pay 7.7% more for transportation
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
F CFA2,769
|
$4.94
STD110,171
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.47
F CFA5,709
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.05
F CFA4,254
|
?? | |
pay 15.4% less for housing
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? | ?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$440.73
F CFA265,850
|
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.99
F CFA138,128
|
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.04
F CFA46,473
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? | ?? |
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
F CFA951
|
$0.65
STD14,552
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
F CFA1,251
|
$1.63
STD36,380
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.66
F CFA1,001
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.08
F CFA35,033
|
$34.83
STD776,112
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.66
F CFA1,001
|
$19.59
STD436,563
|
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pay 83.4% less for clothing
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Guinea-Bissau
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.27
F CFA55,053
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.08
F CFA35,033
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.97
F CFA50,048
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.86
F CFA65,062
|
$17.85
STD397,758
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