Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 87.4% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
BOB23.73
|
$19.24
STD428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.51
BOB44.96
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
BOB6.71
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BOB5.17
|
$1.10
STD24,498
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Bolivia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
BOB8.81
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.45
BOB16.95
|
$9.62
STD214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
BOB24.88
|
$4.86
STD108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
BOB10.63
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BOB12.20
|
$8.73
STD194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
BOB6.76
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
BOB3.24
|
$0.50
STD11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
BOB3.55
|
$1.75
STD38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BOB4.17
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
BOB3.83
|
$1.12
STD25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BOB3.58
|
$0.87
STD19,446
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
BOB13.99
|
$4.58
STD102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.11
BOB214.83
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,452.82
BOB106,714.58
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
BOB105.17
|
?? | |
pay 5.4% more for housing
Bolivia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.88
BOB365.15
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.54
BOB2,116.93
|
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.11
BOB1,471.67
|
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.03
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bolivia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.51
BOB1,177.53
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,636.74
BOB25,114.73
|
?? |
pay 5.2% more for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
BOB14.74
|
$0.60
STD13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
BOB16.32
|
$1.65
STD36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
BOB18.88
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.42
BOB286.02
|
$35.18
STD783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
BOB52.01
|
$19.79
STD440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bolivia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.05
BOB283.47
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
BOB334.92
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.57
BOB452.84
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.30
BOB395.70
|
?? |
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