Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 18.4% cheaper than Democratic Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Democratic Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 7.9% more for restaurants
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
CDF41,775.00
|
$19.24
STD428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.08
CDF28,060.36
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
CDF7,730.41
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
CDF2,334.86
|
$1.10
STD24,498
|
|
pay 2.2% more for groceries
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
CDF6,291.17
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
CDF13,228.75
|
$9.62
STD214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
CDF22,738.31
|
$4.86
STD108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.38
CDF12,192.74
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
CDF6,023.44
|
$8.73
STD194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.12
CDF11,484.72
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
CDF3,828.24
|
$0.50
STD11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
CDF5,761.60
|
$1.75
STD38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
CDF7,707.78
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
CDF4,544.56
|
$1.12
STD25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
CDF4,359.67
|
$0.87
STD19,446
|
|
pay 0.9% less for transportation
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
CDF12,861.70
|
$4.58
STD102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
CDF123,491,346.46
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
CDF39,964.81
|
?? | |
pay 75.2% less for housing
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
CDF835,500.00
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,920.00
CDF5,347,200.00
|
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$680.00
CDF1,893,800.00
|
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
CDF1,179,835.76
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
CDF3,342,000.00
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
CDF24,508,000.00
|
?? |
pay 26.1% less for entertainment and sports
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
CDF4,845.15
|
$0.60
STD13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
CDF12,110.41
|
$1.65
STD36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
CDF9,747.50
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$97.50
CDF271,537.50
|
$35.18
STD783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
CDF27,850.00
|
$19.79
STD440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
CDF111,400.00
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
CDF97,475.00
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
CDF250,650.00
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.33
CDF259,933.33
|
?? |
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