Cost of living comparison

Sao Tome and Principe

compared to

New Caledonia

New Caledonia vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost of Living Summary

New Caledonia is 3.8 times more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe overall.

Restaurants: pay 22.9% more in New Caledonia
Groceries: pay 90.0% more in New Caledonia
Transportation: pay 0.6% more in New Caledonia
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in New Caledonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.7 times more in New Caledonia
Clothing: pay 11.5 times more in New Caledonia

The cost of clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, restaurants, and transportation in New Caledonia are more expensive than in Sao Tome and Principe. Notably, clothing, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in New Caledonia.

New Caledonia vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:

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pay 22.9% more for restaurants

	Sao Tome and Principe	New Caledonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.76 STD417,914	$15.72 CFPF1,725	-16.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.11 STD202,987	$13.47 CFPF1,478	+47.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 STD39,244	$2.54 CFPF279	+44.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 STD23,881	$1.23 CFPF136	+15.2%
Average			+22.9%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. New Caledonia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 90.0% more for groceries

	Sao Tome and Principe	New Caledonia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 STD21,104	$2.56 CFPF281	+170.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.38 STD208,957	$8.19 CFPF898	-12.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.73 STD105,465	$4.15 CFPF455	-12.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.92 STD87,436	$5.42 CFPF595	+38.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.51 STD189,563	$7.74 CFPF849	-9.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.46 STD32,496	$1.79 CFPF197	+22.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 STD10,832	$2.98 CFPF327	+513.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.70 STD37,913	$2.85 CFPF313	+67.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.46 STD32,496	$3.01 CFPF331	+106.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 STD24,372	$1.59 CFPF174	+45.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85 STD18,956	$1.36 CFPF149	+59.6%
Average			+90.0%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. New Caledonia - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.6% more for transportation

	Sao Tome and Principe	New Caledonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.74 STD127,914	$5.77 CFPF634	+0.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$57.93 CFPF6,357
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$31,659.34 CFPF3,474,150
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$13.39 CFPF1,469
Average			+0.6%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. New Caledonia - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Sao Tome and Principe	New Caledonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$54.97 CFPF6,032
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$321.53 STD7,164,243	$740.96 CFPF81,310	+130.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$214.35 STD4,776,162	$655.64 CFPF71,947	+205.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$157.39 CFPF17,272
Average			+168.2%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. New Caledonia - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sao Tome and Principe	New Caledonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$730.48 CFPF80,160
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	??

Sao Tome and Principe vs. New Caledonia - Cost of childcare

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pay 4.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Sao Tome and Principe	New Caledonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.09 STD24,239	$10.33 CFPF1,133	+849.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.61 STD35,821	$5.75 CFPF631	+257.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.14 STD47,762	$17.78 CFPF1,951	+729.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.30 STD764,186	$60.62 CFPF6,653	+76.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$19.29 STD429,855	$11.68 CFPF1,281	-39.5%
Average			+374.8%

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pay 11.5 times more for clothing

	Sao Tome and Principe	New Caledonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$98.80 CFPF10,841
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$59.88 CFPF6,570
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$114.51 CFPF12,566
Men's business shoes (leather)	$17.58 STD391,645	$202.08 CFPF22,175	+1049.7%
Average			+1049.7%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. New Caledonia - 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: March 2025

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