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Equatorial Guinea vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost of Living Summary

Equatorial Guinea is 69.5% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.0% less in Equatorial Guinea
Groceries: pay 65.0% more in Equatorial Guinea
Transportation: pay 46.1% less in Equatorial Guinea
Housing: pay 41.5% less in Equatorial Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 77.5% more in Equatorial Guinea
Clothing: pay 4.6 times more in Equatorial Guinea

The cost of clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Equatorial Guinea are more expensive than in Sao Tome and Principe. Expenses including transportation, housing, and restaurants are lower in Equatorial Guinea. Notably, clothing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Equatorial Guinea.

Equatorial Guinea vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.0% less for restaurants

	Sao Tome and Principe	Equatorial Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.76 STD417,914	$13.07 FCFA8,172	-30.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.11 STD202,987	$12.25 FCFA7,662	+34.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 STD39,244	$1.23 FCFA766	-30.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 STD23,881	$1.23 FCFA766	+14.3%
Average			-3.0%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 65.0% more for groceries

	Sao Tome and Principe	Equatorial Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 STD21,104	$3.24 FCFA2,027	+242.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.38 STD208,957	$3.37 FCFA2,105	-64.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.73 STD105,465	$9.69 FCFA6,058	+104.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.92 STD87,436	$2.94 FCFA1,839	-25.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.51 STD189,563	$3.10 FCFA1,937	-63.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.46 STD32,496	$2.22 FCFA1,390	+52.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 STD10,832	$1.48 FCFA927	+204.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.70 STD37,913	$2.22 FCFA1,390	+30.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.46 STD32,496	$1.48 FCFA927	+1.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 STD24,372	$1.85 FCFA1,158	+69.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85 STD18,956	$2.22 FCFA1,390	+161.3%
Average			+65.0%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 46.1% less for transportation

	Sao Tome and Principe	Equatorial Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.74 STD127,914	$3.09 FCFA1,934	-46.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$26.38 FCFA16,493
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$33,034.81 FCFA20,654,256
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$7.35 FCFA4,597
Average			-46.1%

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pay 41.5% less for housing

	Sao Tome and Principe	Equatorial Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$16.34 FCFA10,216
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$321.53 STD7,164,243	$204.24 FCFA127,694	-36.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$214.35 STD4,776,162	$114.37 FCFA71,509	-46.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$41.86 FCFA26,170
Average			-41.5%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sao Tome and Principe	Equatorial Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$65.36 FCFA40,862
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$326.78 FCFA204,311

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pay 77.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Sao Tome and Principe	Equatorial Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.09 STD24,239	$1.63 FCFA1,022	+50.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.61 STD35,821	$5.72 FCFA3,575	+255.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.14 STD47,762	$4.52 FCFA2,825	+110.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.30 STD764,186	$49.02 FCFA30,647	+42.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$19.29 STD429,855	$5.39 FCFA3,367	-72.1%
Average			+77.5%

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pay 4.6 times more for clothing

	Sao Tome and Principe	Equatorial Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$24.51 FCFA15,323
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$102.12 FCFA63,847
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$245.08 FCFA153,233
Men's business shoes (leather)	$17.58 STD391,645	$81.69 FCFA51,078	+364.8%
Average			+364.8%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of clothing

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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: February 2025

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