Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 43.6% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 18.7% less for restaurants
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.05
STD424,436
|
$5.00
GNF43,068
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
$10.77
GNF92,808
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
STD42,444
|
$1.37
GNF11,839
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
STD24,254
|
$1.20
GNF10,336
|
|
pay 8.9% less for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
$0.73
GNF6,298
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.52
STD212,218
|
$9.28
GNF79,928
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
STD107,111
|
$8.54
GNF73,555
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
$2.27
GNF19,539
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.64
STD192,521
|
$3.52
GNF30,280
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$1.08
GNF9,299
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD11,001
|
$1.09
GNF9,400
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
STD38,504
|
$0.70
GNF6,013
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$0.99
GNF8,550
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
STD24,753
|
$0.74
GNF6,396
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
STD19,252
|
$0.74
GNF6,396
|
|
pay 3.5% less for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.94
STD110,171
|
$4.77
GNF41,090
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 69.2% more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$90.45
GNF779,146
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
$523.54
GNF4,509,607
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
$387.45
GNF3,337,334
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$61.18
GNF526,955
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,500.00
GNF12,920,543
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,389.60
GNF55,038,032
|
pay 43.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.65
STD14,552
|
$2.37
GNF20,444
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
STD36,380
|
$2.00
GNF17,227
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
$1.08
GNF9,313
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.83
STD776,112
|
$55.02
GNF473,912
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.59
STD436,563
|
$4.63
GNF39,910
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$20.00
GNF172,274
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$25.00
GNF215,342
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$30.00
GNF258,411
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.85
STD397,758
|
$50.00
GNF430,685
|
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