Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 4.4% cheaper than Liberia.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 4.1% more for restaurants
Liberia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
$19.24
STD428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
LRD290.47
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
LRD516.40
|
$1.10
STD24,498
|
|
pay 6.9% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
LRD264.27
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
LRD1,936.50
|
$9.62
STD214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
LRD1,233.95
|
$4.86
STD108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
LRD1,032.80
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
LRD866.94
|
$8.73
STD194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LRD175.68
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
LRD242.49
|
$0.50
STD11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
LRD351.35
|
$1.75
STD38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
LRD457.16
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
LRD202.33
|
$1.12
STD25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
LRD351.96
|
$0.87
STD19,446
|
|
pay 16.3% more for transportation
Liberia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
LRD762.24
|
$4.58
STD102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD981,780.54
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
LRD2,603.03
|
?? | |
pay 6.3% less for housing
Liberia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
LRD9,658.27
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
LRD131,746.35
|
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
LRD30,661.24
|
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
LRD40,597.00
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Liberia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
LRD25,647.18
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
LRD237,672.71
|
?? |
pay 29.1% less for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD484.12
|
$0.60
STD13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
LRD710.05
|
$1.65
STD36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
LRD1,331.32
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
LRD12,877.69
|
$35.18
STD783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
LRD1,912.27
|
$19.79
STD440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Liberia
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
LRD2,172.08
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
LRD5,147.84
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
LRD9,359.75
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
LRD7,068.19
|
?? |
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