Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 10.0% cheaper than Sao Tome and Principe overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 55.0% less in Burkina Faso
- Groceries
-
pay 7.8% less in Burkina Faso
- Transportation
-
pay 15.7% less in Burkina Faso
- Housing
-
pay 30.2% more in Burkina Faso
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 1.6% less in Burkina Faso
Expenses including restaurants, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 55.0% less for restaurants
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
STD417,914
|
$1.23
F CFA739
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
$7.35
F CFA4,435
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
STD39,244
|
$0.76
F CFA460
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
STD23,881
|
$0.53
F CFA320
|
|
pay 7.8% less for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
$0.71
F CFA431
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
STD208,957
|
$8.17
F CFA4,928
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.73
STD105,465
|
$9.16
F CFA5,526
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
$2.86
F CFA1,726
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
STD189,563
|
$8.89
F CFA5,365
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$1.48
F CFA894
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD10,832
|
$0.50
F CFA300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
STD37,913
|
$0.41
F CFA249
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$1.04
F CFA630
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
STD24,372
|
$1.20
F CFA721
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
STD18,956
|
$0.61
F CFA370
|
|
pay 15.7% less for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.74
STD127,914
|
$4.84
F CFA2,919
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 30.2% more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$44.85
F CFA27,054
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
$408.47
F CFA246,394
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
$285.93
F CFA172,476
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$89.13
F CFA53,762
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$122.54
F CFA73,918
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,079,795
|
pay 1.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
STD24,239
|
$1.14
F CFA690
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
STD35,821
|
$1.63
F CFA986
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
$1.63
F CFA986
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.30
STD764,186
|
$57.19
F CFA34,495
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.29
STD429,855
|
$8.17
F CFA4,928
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? | ?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? | ?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? | ?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.58
STD391,645
|
?? |
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