Sao Tome and Principe is 18.7% cheaper than Republic of the Congo.

If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:

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pay 0.3% more for restaurants

 
Republic of the Congo
Sao Tome and Principe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.96
FCFA8,780
$18.76
STD417,914
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.94
FCFA5,620
$9.11
STD202,987
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.88
FCFA1,184
$1.76
STD39,244

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pay 25.6% more for groceries

 
Republic of the Congo
Sao Tome and Principe
Bread
1 loaf
$2.56
FCFA1,612
$0.95
STD21,104
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.20
FCFA2,643
$9.38
STD208,957
Milk (1 gallon) $7.87
FCFA4,950
$4.73
STD105,465

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pay 10.8% more for transportation

 
Republic of the Congo
Sao Tome and Principe
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.18
FCFA3,259
$5.74
STD127,914
Monthly public transit pass $22.59
FCFA14,207
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,895.05
FCFA20,688,145
??

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pay 53.5% less for housing

 
Republic of the Congo
Sao Tome and Principe
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$75.50
FCFA47,481
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $971.39
FCFA610,918
$321.53
STD7,164,243
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $357.68
FCFA224,948
$214.35
STD4,776,162

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Republic of the Congo
Sao Tome and Principe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $214.14
FCFA134,678
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,100.00
FCFA3,207,460
??

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pay 14.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Republic of the Congo
Sao Tome and Principe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.76
FCFA1,739
$1.09
STD24,239
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.13
FCFA2,599
$1.61
STD35,821
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.75
FCFA2,358
$2.14
STD47,762

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pay 80.8% less for clothing

 
Republic of the Congo
Sao Tome and Principe
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$35.83
FCFA22,536
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.92
FCFA23,846
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$92.22
FCFA58,000
??

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