Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 45.0% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Mali, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Mali
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA4,216
|
$18.76
STD417,914
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA4,040
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA486
|
$1.76
STD39,244
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA365
|
$1.07
STD23,881
|
|
pay 16.2% more for groceries
|
Mali
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA693
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$9.38
STD208,957
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,952
|
$4.73
STD105,465
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,966
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,773
|
$8.51
STD189,563
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA314
|
$0.49
STD10,832
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA629
|
$1.70
STD37,913
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA629
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.09
STD24,372
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA472
|
$0.85
STD18,956
|
|
pay 4.7% more for transportation
|
Mali
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,449
|
$5.74
STD127,914
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Mali
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA25,954
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Mali
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? | ?? |
pay 50.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mali
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,501
|
$1.09
STD24,239
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,188
|
$1.61
STD35,821
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA587
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA42,397
|
$34.30
STD764,186
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,567
|
$19.29
STD429,855
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Mali
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? | ?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? | ?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? | ?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$17.58
STD391,645
|
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