Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 25.4% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Mali, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Mali
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,902
|
$19.24
STD428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,961
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA545
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA350
|
$1.10
STD24,498
|
|
pay 50.7% more for groceries
Mali
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,788
|
$9.62
STD214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA5,025
|
$4.86
STD108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,103
|
$8.73
STD194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA292
|
$0.50
STD11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA654
|
$1.75
STD38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA778
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA283
|
$1.12
STD25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA371
|
$0.87
STD19,446
|
|
pay 6.4% less for transportation
Mali
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,996
|
$4.58
STD102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,636,655
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 63.1% less for housing
Mali
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA22,022
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA612,733
|
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA329,890
|
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA125,219
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mali
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,352,797
|
?? |
pay 27.7% more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,225
|
$0.60
STD13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,235
|
$1.65
STD36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA919
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,856
|
$35.18
STD783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,676
|
$19.79
STD440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Mali
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? | ?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,318
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? | ?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,592
|
?? |
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