Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 47.9% more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Cabo Verde
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.19
CVE432.52
|
$19.24
Db428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.43
CVE458.25
|
$9.35
Db208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
CVE125.04
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
CVE77.03
|
$1.10
Db24,498
|
|
pay 61.9% more for groceries
Cabo Verde
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CVE152.88
|
$0.97
Db21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
CVE293.73
|
$9.62
Db214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
CVE400.90
|
$4.86
Db108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
CVE253.91
|
$3.52
Db78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
CVE286.96
|
$8.73
Db194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
CVE118.17
|
$1.50
Db33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE97.39
|
$0.50
Db11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
CVE96.42
|
$1.75
Db38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE137.80
|
$1.50
Db33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE63.51
|
$1.12
Db25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
CVE70.44
|
$0.87
Db19,446
|
|
pay 19.0% less for transportation
Cabo Verde
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.65
CVE584.19
|
$4.58
Db102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,138.52
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,749,524.85
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,374.76
|
?? | |
pay 18.5% more for housing
Cabo Verde
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.53
CVE6,255.03
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$269.88
CVE27,888.04
|
$329.83
Db7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.54
CVE19,792.55
|
$219.89
Db4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.63
CVE6,368.11
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Cabo Verde
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.11
CVE11,585.04
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,714.71
CVE177,191.60
|
?? |
pay 28.4% more for entertainment and sports
Cabo Verde
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
CVE315.94
|
$0.60
Db13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
CVE134.39
|
$1.65
Db36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.56
CVE470.98
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.21
CVE3,224.75
|
$35.18
Db783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE611.01
|
$19.79
Db440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Cabo Verde
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.56
CVE3,055.03
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,055.03
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,146.74
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$147.82
CVE15,275.14
|
?? |
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Sao Tome and Principe or Cabo Verde. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.