Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 2.4 times more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 21.4% less for restaurants
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cabo Verde
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
STD417,914
|
$5.10
CVE533.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
$4.86
CVE508.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
STD39,244
|
$2.16
CVE225.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
STD23,881
|
$1.19
CVE124.56
|
|
pay 19.9% more for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cabo Verde
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
$2.51
CVE262.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
STD208,957
|
$6.73
CVE703.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.73
STD105,465
|
$5.01
CVE524.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
$2.80
CVE293.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
STD189,563
|
$3.29
CVE344.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$1.61
CVE168.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD10,832
|
$1.17
CVE121.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
STD37,913
|
$1.40
CVE146.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$1.96
CVE205.00
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
STD24,372
|
$1.07
CVE111.82
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
STD18,956
|
$0.87
CVE90.68
|
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pay 12.4% more for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cabo Verde
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.74
STD127,914
|
$6.45
CVE674.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.28
CVE2,643.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,166.78
CVE3,049,712.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$21.51
CVE2,249.16
|
|
pay 55.6% more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cabo Verde
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$57.24
CVE5,985.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
$475.70
CVE49,739.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
$350.12
CVE36,609.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$96.76
CVE10,116.84
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$136.23
CVE14,244.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,824.32
CVE295,313.86
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pay 46.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
STD24,239
|
$2.70
CVE282.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
STD35,821
|
$1.80
CVE187.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
$4.38
CVE457.46
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.30
STD764,186
|
$44.16
CVE4,616.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.29
STD429,855
|
$7.78
CVE813.26
|
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pay 8.3 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cabo Verde
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$46.18
CVE4,828.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$43.75
CVE4,574.57
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$92.36
CVE9,657.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.58
STD391,645
|
$145.83
CVE15,248.56
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