Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 65.8% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Rwanda
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,531
|
$18.76
STD417,914
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,559
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,242
|
$1.76
STD39,244
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF654
|
$1.07
STD23,881
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Rwanda
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,400
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,135
|
$9.38
STD208,957
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,688
|
$4.73
STD105,465
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,316
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,045
|
$8.51
STD189,563
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,912
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF724
|
$0.49
STD10,832
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,193
|
$1.70
STD37,913
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF671
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF312
|
$1.09
STD24,372
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF451
|
$0.85
STD18,956
|
|
pay 28.2% more for transportation
|
Rwanda
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,219
|
$5.74
STD127,914
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF34,234
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,696,267
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF17,117
|
?? | |
pay 27.8% less for housing
|
Rwanda
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF36,374
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF679,648
|
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF377,582
|
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,707
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Rwanda
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF207,419
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,341,247
|
?? |
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Rwanda
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,510
|
$1.09
STD24,239
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,077
|
$1.61
STD35,821
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,272
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF44,191
|
$34.30
STD764,186
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF5,034
|
$19.29
STD429,855
|
|
pay 44.1% less for clothing
|
Rwanda
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF23,158
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF30,207
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,919
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,632
|
$17.58
STD391,645
|
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