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Sao Tome and Principe vs. Nigeria Cost of Living Summary

Sao Tome and Principe is 81.3% more expensive than Nigeria overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.5 times more in Sao Tome and Principe
Groceries: pay 73.9% more in Sao Tome and Principe
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Sao Tome and Principe
Housing: pay 54.5% less in Sao Tome and Principe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.9% more in Sao Tome and Principe
Clothing: pay 69.4% less in Sao Tome and Principe

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

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Nigeria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.5 times more for restaurants

	Nigeria	Sao Tome and Principe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.61 NGN4,050.13	$18.76 STD417,914	+618.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.61 NGN8,698.28	$9.11 STD202,987	+62.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 NGN589.99	$1.76 STD39,244	+363.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.23 NGN351.04	$1.07 STD23,881	+373.7%
Average			+354.5%

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pay 73.9% more for groceries

	Nigeria	Sao Tome and Principe
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 NGN1,966.46	$0.95 STD21,104	-25.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.51 NGN3,900.34	$9.38 STD208,957	+273.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.86 NGN15,295.72	$4.73 STD105,465	-52.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 NGN2,907.27	$3.92 STD87,436	+109.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 NGN3,157.68	$8.51 STD189,563	+318.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.75 NGN2,712.51	$1.46 STD32,496	-16.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 NGN1,400.62	$0.49 STD10,832	-46.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 NGN1,136.86	$1.70 STD37,913	+132.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 NGN1,222.32	$1.46 STD32,496	+85.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 NGN1,269.04	$1.09 STD24,372	+33.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 NGN1,294.67	$0.85 STD18,956	+2.0%
Average			+73.9%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Nigeria	Sao Tome and Principe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.41 NGN3,737.41	$5.74 STD127,914	+138.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.26 NGN56,249.16	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,757.94 NGN25,999,441.53	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.54 NGN19,451.59	??
Average			+138.3%

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pay 54.5% less for housing

	Nigeria	Sao Tome and Principe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.99 NGN46,535.40	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$731.80 NGN1,135,366.55	$321.53 STD7,164,243	-56.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$456.14 NGN707,692.13	$214.35 STD4,776,162	-53.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$18.28 NGN28,363.54	??
Average			-54.5%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Nigeria	Sao Tome and Principe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$85.98 NGN133,399.16	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,787.42 NGN2,773,135.61	??

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pay 44.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Nigeria	Sao Tome and Principe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.91 NGN1,404.70	$1.09 STD24,239	+20.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 NGN3,158.43	$1.61 STD35,821	-21.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.60 NGN2,481.45	$2.14 STD47,762	+34.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.79 NGN57,080.80	$34.30 STD764,186	-6.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.47 NGN10,033.20	$19.29 STD429,855	+198.3%
Average			+44.9%

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pay 69.4% less for clothing

	Nigeria	Sao Tome and Principe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.81 NGN27,637.10	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.83 NGN44,735.51	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.22 NGN88,771.70	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$57.36 NGN88,997.62	$17.58 STD391,645	-69.4%
Average			-69.4%

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