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Sao Tome and Principe vs. Liberia Cost of Living Summary

Sao Tome and Principe is 7.0% more expensive than Liberia overall.

Restaurants: pay 62.5% more in Sao Tome and Principe
Groceries: pay 2.5% more in Sao Tome and Principe
Transportation: pay 36.3% more in Sao Tome and Principe
Housing: pay 25.4% more in Sao Tome and Principe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.6% less in Sao Tome and Principe
Clothing: pay 72.1% less in Sao Tome and Principe

The cost of restaurants, transportation, housing, and groceries in Sao Tome and Principe are more expensive than in Liberia. Expenses including clothing and entertainment and sports are lower in Sao Tome and Principe.

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Liberia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Liberia, you would:

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pay 62.5% more for restaurants

	Liberia	Sao Tome and Principe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 LRD1,326.75	$29.20 STD650,623	+289.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD1,945.90	$11.68 STD260,249	+6.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD353.80	$1.92 STD42,768	-4.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD353.80	$1.17 STD26,025	-41.6%
Average			+62.5%

Liberia vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5% more for groceries

	Liberia	Sao Tome and Principe
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 LRD316.87	$1.08 STD24,088	-39.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 LRD1,044.66	$10.22 STD227,718	+73.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.01 LRD1,417.23	$5.97 STD132,995	-25.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 LRD636.84	$5.09 STD113,503	+41.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 LRD950.84	$9.27 STD206,583	+72.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD131.33	$2.12 STD47,219	+185.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.83 LRD678.12	$0.53 STD11,805	-86.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.67 LRD825.53	$1.85 STD41,316	-60.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.00 LRD884.50	$1.59 STD35,414	-68.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 LRD182.19	$1.19 STD26,561	+15.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$4.83 LRD855.02	$0.93 STD20,658	-80.8%
Average			+2.5%

Liberia vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of groceries

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pay 36.3% more for transportation

	Liberia	Sao Tome and Principe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 LRD830.25	$6.40 STD142,518	+36.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,538.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,534.94 LRD2,217,430.36	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 LRD2,245.20	??
Average			+36.3%

Liberia vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of transportation

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pay 25.4% more for housing

	Liberia	Sao Tome and Principe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.25 LRD16,495.91	$72.42 STD1,613,544	-22.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.67 LRD117,933.34	$350.40 STD7,807,473	-47.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$95.00 LRD16,805.50	$233.60 STD5,204,982	+145.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.26 LRD15,083.29	??
Average			+25.4%

Liberia vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Liberia	Sao Tome and Principe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.33 LRD22,879.05	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$894.00 LRD158,148.34	??

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pay 12.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Liberia	Sao Tome and Principe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LRD530.70	$1.67 STD37,216	-44.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.33 LRD589.67	$2.34 STD52,050	-29.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD884.50	$2.34 STD52,050	-53.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.25 LRD13,488.63	$37.38 STD832,797	-51.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.75 LRD1,724.73	$21.02 STD468,448	+115.6%
Average			-12.6%

Liberia vs. Sao Tome and Principe - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 72.1% less for clothing

	Liberia	Sao Tome and Principe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.41 LRD3,257.16	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.75 LRD5,970.38	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.25 LRD9,950.63	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.75 LRD12,161.88	$19.16 STD426,809	-72.1%
Average			-72.1%

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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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