Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 5.3% more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$18.76
STD417,914
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$1.76
STD39,244
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$1.07
STD23,881
|
|
pay 26.4% more for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$9.38
STD208,957
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$4.73
STD105,465
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$8.51
STD189,563
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.49
STD10,832
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.70
STD37,913
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.46
STD32,496
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.09
STD24,372
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.85
STD18,956
|
|
pay 18.8% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$5.74
STD127,914
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
?? | |
pay 77.2% less for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? | ?? |
pay 23.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.09
STD24,239
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.61
STD35,821
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$34.30
STD764,186
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$19.29
STD429,855
|
|
pay 64.8% less for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$17.58
STD391,645
|
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