Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 40.2% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 80.4% more for restaurants
Guinea
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
$19.24
STD428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,437
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
$1.10
STD24,498
|
|
pay 40.6% more for groceries
Guinea
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,439
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF60,096
|
$9.62
STD214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF68,247
|
$4.86
STD108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,321
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,312
|
$8.73
STD194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,912
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,788
|
$0.50
STD11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$1.75
STD38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,940
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$1.12
STD25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.87
STD19,446
|
|
pay 20.9% more for transportation
Guinea
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,498
|
$4.58
STD102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,777
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,161
|
?? | |
pay 32.9% less for housing
Guinea
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF858,515
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,639,267
|
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,575,545
|
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF361,081
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guinea
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,481,789
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF60,096,061
|
?? |
pay 92.2% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
$0.60
STD13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
$1.65
STD36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,878
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF217,576
|
$35.18
STD783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,940
|
$19.79
STD440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Guinea
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
?? |
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