Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 50.7% more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Togo, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
|
Togo
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.93
F CFA1,167
|
$19.05
STD424,436
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.90
F CFA4,161
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
F CFA1,330
|
$1.90
STD42,444
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA581
|
$1.09
STD24,254
|
|
pay 44.7% more for groceries
|
Togo
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
F CFA432
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
F CFA2,224
|
$9.52
STD212,218
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.12
F CFA4,295
|
$4.81
STD107,111
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
F CFA1,041
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
F CFA1,807
|
$8.64
STD192,521
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
F CFA527
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
F CFA527
|
$0.49
STD11,001
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
F CFA828
|
$1.73
STD38,504
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
F CFA730
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
F CFA753
|
$1.11
STD24,753
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.75
F CFA1,054
|
$0.86
STD19,252
|
|
pay 21.5% more for transportation
|
Togo
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.07
F CFA2,455
|
$4.94
STD110,171
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.53
F CFA29,877
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,208.03
F CFA7,967,171
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.22
F CFA1,942
|
?? | |
pay 69.0% more for housing
|
Togo
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.12
F CFA35,056
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$266.22
F CFA160,588
|
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.12
F CFA60,999
|
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.16
F CFA64,640
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Togo
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$107.32
F CFA64,733
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.94
F CFA2,921,296
|
?? |
pay 16.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Togo
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$0.65
STD14,552
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.85
F CFA2,324
|
$1.63
STD36,380
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
F CFA1,145
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.92
F CFA19,254
|
$34.83
STD776,112
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
$19.59
STD436,563
|
|
pay 77.3% less for clothing
|
Togo
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.91
F CFA12,615
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.56
F CFA13,611
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.37
F CFA18,922
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.70
F CFA47,471
|
$17.85
STD397,758
|
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