Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 54.1% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 50.4% less for restaurants
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Botswana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
STD417,914
|
$7.50
BWP102.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
$6.00
BWP82.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
STD39,244
|
$0.83
BWP11.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
STD23,881
|
$0.49
BWP6.69
|
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pay 35.5% less for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Botswana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
$0.81
BWP11.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
STD208,957
|
$3.37
BWP46.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.73
STD105,465
|
$5.06
BWP69.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
$2.29
BWP31.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
STD189,563
|
$2.27
BWP31.17
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$0.77
BWP10.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD10,832
|
$0.62
BWP8.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
STD37,913
|
$0.88
BWP12.12
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$0.65
BWP8.85
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
STD24,372
|
$0.60
BWP8.19
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
STD18,956
|
$0.55
BWP7.51
|
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pay 25.6% less for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Botswana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.74
STD127,914
|
$4.27
BWP58.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.18
BWP386.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,486.26
BWP308,331.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$19.49
BWP267.22
|
|
pay 25.4% less for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Botswana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$90.60
BWP1,242.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
$254.84
BWP3,494.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
$149.91
BWP2,055.55
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$49.21
BWP674.79
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Botswana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$180.24
BWP2,471.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,740.68
BWP51,292.29
|
pay 31.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Botswana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
STD24,239
|
$2.25
BWP30.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
STD35,821
|
$2.37
BWP32.49
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
$3.75
BWP51.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.30
STD764,186
|
$32.19
BWP441.37
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.29
STD429,855
|
$6.75
BWP92.50
|
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pay 5.3 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Botswana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$44.14
BWP605.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$22.17
BWP303.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$76.20
BWP1,044.90
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.58
STD391,645
|
$93.16
BWP1,277.37
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