Cost of living comparison

 Sao Tome and Principe
compared to
 Comoros
Comoros vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost of Living Summary

Comoros is 98.1% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe overall.

Restaurants
pay 28.7% less in Comoros
Groceries
pay 11.6% more in Comoros
Transportation
pay 90.1% more in Comoros
Housing
pay 2.4 times more in Comoros
Entertainment and Sports
pay 9.2% more in Comoros
Clothing
pay 4.6 times more in Comoros

The cost of clothing, housing, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Comoros are more expensive than in Sao Tome and Principe. Notably, clothing, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Comoros.

Comoros vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Comoros instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:

pay 28.7% less for restaurants

 
Sao Tome and Principe
Comoros
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $18.76
STD417,914
$1.61
KMF727
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.11
STD202,987
$7.62
KMF3,446
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.76
STD39,244
$1.55
KMF700

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pay 11.6% more for groceries

 
Sao Tome and Principe
Comoros
Bread
1 loaf
$0.95
STD21,104
$0.61
KMF276
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.38
STD208,957
$5.14
KMF2,323
Milk (1 gallon) $4.73
STD105,465
$15.61
KMF7,057

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pay 90.1% more for transportation

 
Sao Tome and Principe
Comoros
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.74
STD127,914
$10.91
KMF4,935
Monthly public transit pass ?? $30.95
KMF13,995
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $18,241.41
KMF8,249,203

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

 
Sao Tome and Principe
Comoros
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $155.86
KMF70,485
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $321.53
STD7,164,243
$696.65
KMF315,040
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $214.35
STD4,776,162
$578.75
KMF261,726

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Sao Tome and Principe
Comoros
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $381.55
KMF172,545
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $13,464.56
KMF6,088,997

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pay 9.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Sao Tome and Principe
Comoros
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.09
STD24,239
$1.57
KMF710
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.61
STD35,821
$2.98
KMF1,350
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.14
STD47,762
$1.88
KMF848

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pay 4.6 times more for clothing

 
Sao Tome and Principe
Comoros
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $57.88
KMF26,173
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $57.88
KMF26,173
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $105.03
KMF47,498

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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