Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 96.0% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 38.7% less for restaurants
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Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
STD417,914
|
$3.27
F CFA2,055
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
$10.21
F CFA6,422
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
STD39,244
|
$0.75
F CFA474
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
STD23,881
|
$0.78
F CFA491
|
|
pay 19.0% less for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
$0.62
F CFA390
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
STD208,957
|
$7.52
F CFA4,727
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.73
STD105,465
|
$9.66
F CFA6,078
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
$2.16
F CFA1,356
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
STD189,563
|
$2.96
F CFA1,864
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$1.58
F CFA996
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD10,832
|
$0.45
F CFA286
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
STD37,913
|
$0.57
F CFA357
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$0.70
F CFA441
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
STD24,372
|
$0.70
F CFA440
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
STD18,956
|
$0.88
F CFA556
|
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pay 7.3% less for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.74
STD127,914
|
$5.32
F CFA3,345
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$44.93
F CFA28,258
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,410.06
F CFA18,496,387
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.54
F CFA9,145
|
|
pay 94.3% more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$48.27
F CFA30,360
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
$812.41
F CFA510,934
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
$291.38
F CFA183,251
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$135.65
F CFA85,315
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$198.79
F CFA125,022
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,968.24
F CFA1,866,765
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pay 11.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
STD24,239
|
$0.98
F CFA617
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
STD35,821
|
$2.38
F CFA1,495
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
$1.23
F CFA771
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.30
STD764,186
|
$75.48
F CFA47,469
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.29
STD429,855
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
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pay 6.4 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$73.53
F CFA46,241
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$51.74
F CFA32,540
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$73.47
F CFA46,207
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.58
STD391,645
|
$111.65
F CFA70,218
|
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