Republic of the Congo is 2.1 times more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.

If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:

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pay 4.8% more for restaurants

 
Sao Tome and Principe
Republic of the Congo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $18.76
STD417,914
$13.96
FCFA8,684
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.11
STD202,987
$8.94
FCFA5,559
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.76
STD39,244
$1.88
FCFA1,172

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pay 17.4% more for groceries

 
Sao Tome and Principe
Republic of the Congo
Bread
1 loaf
$0.95
STD21,104
$2.56
FCFA1,594
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.38
STD208,957
$4.20
FCFA2,614
Milk (1 gallon) $4.73
STD105,465
$7.87
FCFA4,896

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pay 9.7% less for transportation

 
Sao Tome and Principe
Republic of the Congo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.74
STD127,914
$5.18
FCFA3,224
Monthly public transit pass ?? $22.59
FCFA14,053
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $32,895.05
FCFA20,463,498

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

 
Sao Tome and Principe
Republic of the Congo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $75.50
FCFA46,966
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $321.53
STD7,164,243
$971.39
FCFA604,284
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $214.35
STD4,776,162
$357.68
FCFA222,505

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Sao Tome and Principe
Republic of the Congo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $214.14
FCFA133,216
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $5,100.00
FCFA3,172,631

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pay 81.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Sao Tome and Principe
Republic of the Congo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.09
STD24,239
$2.76
FCFA1,720
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.61
STD35,821
$4.13
FCFA2,571
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.14
STD47,762
$3.75
FCFA2,333

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pay 5.2 times more for clothing

 
Sao Tome and Principe
Republic of the Congo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $35.83
FCFA22,291
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $37.92
FCFA23,587
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $92.22
FCFA57,370

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