Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 89.6% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 19.9% more for restaurants
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Sao Tome and Principe
|
Liberia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.05
STD424,436
|
$10.00
LRD1,917.66
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
$10.00
LRD1,917.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
STD42,444
|
$1.70
LRD326.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
STD24,254
|
$2.50
LRD479.41
|
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pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Liberia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
$1.56
LRD299.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.52
STD212,218
|
$5.91
LRD1,132.45
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
STD107,111
|
$5.71
LRD1,095.24
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
$3.93
LRD754.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.64
STD192,521
|
$4.09
LRD784.26
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$0.95
LRD182.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD11,001
|
$3.33
LRD638.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
STD38,504
|
$4.27
LRD819.12
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$4.18
LRD801.66
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
STD24,753
|
$1.03
LRD197.50
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
STD19,252
|
$4.00
LRD767.06
|
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pay 14.7% less for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Liberia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.94
STD110,171
|
$4.22
LRD808.32
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$5,069.87
LRD972,228.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.69
LRD2,433.88
|
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pay 22.8% more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Liberia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$93.25
LRD17,882.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
$666.67
LRD127,843.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
$90.00
LRD17,258.93
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$208.46
LRD39,974.95
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Liberia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$74.33
LRD14,254.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,500.00
LRD287,648.77
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Liberia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.65
STD14,552
|
$2.50
LRD479.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
STD36,380
|
$3.12
LRD599.27
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
$5.00
LRD958.83
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.83
STD776,112
|
$76.25
LRD14,622.15
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.59
STD436,563
|
$9.75
LRD1,869.67
|
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pay 3.9 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Liberia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$18.41
LRD3,530.87
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$33.75
LRD6,472.10
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$56.25
LRD10,786.83
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.85
STD397,758
|
$68.75
LRD13,183.90
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