Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 6.2% cheaper than Liberia.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 9.7% more for restaurants
Liberia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$19.05
STD424,436
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD328.86
|
$1.90
STD42,444
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$1.09
STD24,254
|
|
pay 9.5% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.09
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,142.40
|
$9.52
STD212,218
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,104.86
|
$4.81
STD107,111
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD761.22
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD791.14
|
$8.64
STD192,521
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.47
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD643.92
|
$0.49
STD11,001
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD826.31
|
$1.73
STD38,504
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD808.70
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.23
|
$1.11
STD24,753
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD773.80
|
$0.86
STD19,252
|
|
pay 17.3% more for transportation
Liberia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD815.42
|
$4.94
STD110,171
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,455.25
|
?? | |
pay 45.5% more for housing
Liberia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,039.19
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD128,966.63
|
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,410.49
|
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,326.01
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Liberia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,379.27
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,174.91
|
?? |
pay 26.3% less for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$0.65
STD14,552
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD604.53
|
$1.63
STD36,380
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD967.25
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,750.56
|
$34.83
STD776,112
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,886.09
|
$19.59
STD436,563
|
|
pay 74.0% less for clothing
Liberia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,561.88
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,528.94
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,881.56
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,299.68
|
$17.85
STD397,758
|
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