Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 46.4% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 11.7% less for restaurants
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
STD417,914
|
$6.43
GNF55,346
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
$10.77
GNF92,713
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
STD39,244
|
$1.56
GNF13,438
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
STD23,881
|
$1.20
GNF10,326
|
|
pay 2.6% more for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
$1.32
GNF11,365
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
STD208,957
|
$9.28
GNF79,847
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.73
STD105,465
|
$8.22
GNF70,702
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
$2.80
GNF24,109
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
STD189,563
|
$2.83
GNF24,395
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$1.35
GNF11,587
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD10,832
|
$1.11
GNF9,513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
STD37,913
|
$0.92
GNF7,908
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$1.28
GNF11,042
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
STD24,372
|
$0.72
GNF6,211
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
STD18,956
|
$0.72
GNF6,211
|
|
pay 11.4% less for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.74
STD127,914
|
$5.09
GNF43,762
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.49
GNF245,154
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,000.00
GNF283,962,357
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.55
GNF99,387
|
|
pay 89.2% more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$80.91
GNF696,213
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
$523.54
GNF4,505,013
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
$462.34
GNF3,978,359
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? | ?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,389.60
GNF54,981,962
|
pay 25.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
STD24,239
|
$2.37
GNF20,423
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
STD35,821
|
$2.00
GNF17,210
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
$1.16
GNF10,003
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.30
STD764,186
|
$70.01
GNF602,450
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.29
STD429,855
|
$4.63
GNF39,869
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$20.00
GNF172,098
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$25.00
GNF215,123
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$30.00
GNF258,148
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.58
STD391,645
|
$50.00
GNF430,246
|
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