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Sao Tome and Principe vs. Central African Republic Cost of Living Summary

Sao Tome and Principe is 40.7% cheaper than Central African Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 34.4% less in Sao Tome and Principe
Groceries: pay 8.5% less in Sao Tome and Principe
Transportation: pay 36.7% less in Sao Tome and Principe
Housing: pay 73.8% less in Sao Tome and Principe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.3% less in Sao Tome and Principe

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Sao Tome and Principe.

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Central African Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Central African Republic, you would:

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pay 34.4% less for restaurants

	Central African Republic	Sao Tome and Principe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$29.20 STD650,623
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$11.68 STD260,249
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	??	$1.92 STD42,768
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 FCFA1,007	$1.17 STD26,025	-34.4%
Average			-34.4%

Central African Republic vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.5% less for groceries

	Central African Republic	Sao Tome and Principe
Bread 1 loaf	$4.45 FCFA2,518	$1.08 STD24,088	-75.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.45 FCFA2,518	$10.22 STD227,718	+129.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$20.22 FCFA11,438	$5.97 STD132,995	-70.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.34 FCFA3,022	$5.09 STD113,503	-4.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.04 FCFA2,284	$9.27 STD206,583	+129.6%
Apples (1 lb)	??	$2.12 STD47,219
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.53 STD11,805
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.23 FCFA1,827	$1.85 STD41,316	-42.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.42 FCFA1,371	$1.59 STD35,414	-34.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 FCFA1,142	$1.19 STD26,561	-41.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.83 FCFA1,599	$0.93 STD20,658	-67.2%
Average			-8.5%

Central African Republic vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of groceries

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pay 36.7% less for transportation

	Central African Republic	Sao Tome and Principe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$10.11 FCFA5,719	$6.40 STD142,518	-36.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	??
Average			-36.7%

Central African Republic vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of transportation

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pay 73.8% less for housing

	Central African Republic	Sao Tome and Principe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$72.42 STD1,613,544
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,335.44 FCFA755,392	$350.40 STD7,807,473	-73.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$233.60 STD5,204,982
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	??
Average			-73.8%

Central African Republic vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Central African Republic	Sao Tome and Principe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	??

Central African Republic vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of childcare

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pay 50.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Central African Republic	Sao Tome and Principe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.56 FCFA2,014	$1.67 STD37,216	-53.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$2.34 STD52,050
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.45 FCFA2,518	$2.34 STD52,050	-47.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$37.38 STD832,797
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$21.02 STD468,448
Average			-50.3%

Central African Republic vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Central African Republic	Sao Tome and Principe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$19.16 STD426,809

Central African Republic vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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