Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 81.3% more expensive than Nigeria.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Nigeria, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
|
Nigeria
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.61
NGN4,419.29
|
$18.76
STD417,914
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.61
NGN9,491.11
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
NGN643.77
|
$1.76
STD39,244
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
NGN383.03
|
$1.07
STD23,881
|
|
pay 73.9% more for groceries
|
Nigeria
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
NGN2,145.69
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
NGN4,255.84
|
$9.38
STD208,957
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.86
NGN16,689.89
|
$4.73
STD105,465
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
NGN3,172.26
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
NGN3,445.50
|
$8.51
STD189,563
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.75
NGN2,959.74
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
NGN1,528.28
|
$0.49
STD10,832
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
NGN1,240.48
|
$1.70
STD37,913
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
NGN1,333.74
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
NGN1,384.71
|
$1.09
STD24,372
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
NGN1,412.68
|
$0.85
STD18,956
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Nigeria
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.41
NGN4,078.07
|
$5.74
STD127,914
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.26
NGN61,376.15
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,757.94
NGN28,369,234.25
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.54
NGN21,224.56
|
?? | |
pay 54.5% less for housing
|
Nigeria
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.99
NGN50,777.00
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.80
NGN1,238,852.74
|
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$456.14
NGN772,196.73
|
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.28
NGN30,948.81
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Nigeria
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$85.98
NGN145,558.20
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,787.42
NGN3,025,900.91
|
?? |
pay 44.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nigeria
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
NGN1,532.73
|
$1.09
STD24,239
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
NGN3,446.31
|
$1.61
STD35,821
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
NGN2,707.63
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.79
NGN62,283.59
|
$34.30
STD764,186
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.47
NGN10,947.70
|
$19.29
STD429,855
|
|
pay 69.4% less for clothing
|
Nigeria
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.81
NGN30,156.17
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.83
NGN48,813.06
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.22
NGN96,863.04
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.36
NGN97,109.56
|
$17.58
STD391,645
|
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