Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 70.0% more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Togo, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Togo
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.10
F CFA1,275
|
$19.24
STD428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA816
|
$1.10
STD24,498
|
|
pay 39.0% more for groceries
Togo
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
F CFA459
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
F CFA2,278
|
$9.62
STD214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
F CFA4,392
|
$4.86
STD108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
F CFA1,066
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.76
F CFA1,677
|
$8.73
STD194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
F CFA540
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
F CFA521
|
$0.50
STD11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
F CFA1,080
|
$1.75
STD38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
F CFA933
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA771
|
$1.12
STD25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.88
F CFA1,141
|
$0.87
STD19,446
|
|
pay 24.9% more for transportation
Togo
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
F CFA2,230
|
$4.58
STD102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
F CFA30,600
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,408.81
F CFA8,160,118
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.27
F CFA1,989
|
?? | |
pay 68.1% more for housing
Togo
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.90
F CFA37,673
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$270.27
F CFA164,477
|
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$102.66
F CFA62,476
|
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.79
F CFA55,251
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Togo
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.95
F CFA66,301
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,731.22
F CFA4,096,379
|
?? |
pay 18.1% more for entertainment and sports
Togo
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
F CFA510
|
$0.60
STD13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,380
|
$1.65
STD36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.40
F CFA19,720
|
$35.18
STD783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
$19.79
STD440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Togo
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.23
F CFA12,920
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
F CFA13,940
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.85
F CFA19,380
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.89
F CFA48,621
|
?? |
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