Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Sao Tome and Principe is 28.9% more expensive than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 48.2% more in Sao Tome and Principe
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Sao Tome and Principe
Transportation: pay 64.5% more in Sao Tome and Principe
Housing: pay 25.4% less in Sao Tome and Principe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.2% more in Sao Tome and Principe
Clothing: pay 81.1% less in Sao Tome and Principe

The cost of groceries, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Sao Tome and Principe are more expensive than in Lebanon. Expenses including clothing and housing are lower in Sao Tome and Principe. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Sao Tome and Principe.

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Lebanon, you would:

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pay 48.2% more for restaurants

	Lebanon	Sao Tome and Principe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.00 LBP625,768	$18.76 STD417,914	+167.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP682,891	$9.11 STD202,987	+19.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,075	$1.76 STD39,244	+10.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,017	$1.07 STD23,881	-5.2%
Average			+48.2%

Lebanon vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Lebanon	Sao Tome and Principe
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 LBP55,683	$0.95 STD21,104	+52.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 LBP371,363	$9.38 STD208,957	+125.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.55 LBP496,535	$4.73 STD105,465	-14.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.17 LBP193,543	$3.92 STD87,436	+81.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 LBP293,103	$8.51 STD189,563	+159.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 LBP51,193	$1.46 STD32,496	+154.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 LBP35,982	$0.49 STD10,832	+20.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.31 LBP27,815	$1.70 STD37,913	+446.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,772	$1.46 STD32,496	+227.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 LBP28,317	$1.09 STD24,372	+245.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,148	$0.85 STD18,956	+116.4%
Average			+146.9%

Lebanon vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of groceries

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pay 64.5% more for transportation

	Lebanon	Sao Tome and Principe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,049	$5.74 STD127,914	+64.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,704,655	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,250.00 LBP2,346,629,363	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,139,791	??
Average			+64.5%

Lebanon vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of transportation

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pay 25.4% less for housing

	Lebanon	Sao Tome and Principe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,849,479	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$494.12 LBP44,171,847	$321.53 STD7,164,243	-34.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$254.69 LBP22,767,892	$214.35 STD4,776,162	-15.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,409,020	??
Average			-25.4%

Lebanon vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Lebanon	Sao Tome and Principe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$209.17 LBP18,698,539	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,055.56 LBP273,152,624	??

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pay 20.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Sao Tome and Principe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,186	$1.09 STD24,239	-63.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 LBP169,851	$1.61 STD35,821	-15.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP178,791	$2.14 STD47,762	+7.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.42 LBP3,523,669	$34.30 STD764,186	-13.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.75 LBP603,419	$19.29 STD429,855	+185.8%
Average			+20.2%

Lebanon vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 81.1% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Sao Tome and Principe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.56 LBP5,056,428	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,172,163	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.23 LBP8,334,259	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.86 LBP8,301,002	$17.58 STD391,645	-81.1%
Average			-81.1%

Lebanon vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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