Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 83.2% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RWF3,491
|
$19.24
STD428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RWF9,309
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RWF896
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RWF659
|
$1.10
STD24,498
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RWF1,280
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RWF3,313
|
$9.62
STD214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RWF3,596
|
$4.86
STD108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RWF2,015
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RWF3,167
|
$8.73
STD194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RWF2,334
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RWF716
|
$0.50
STD11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RWF1,267
|
$1.75
STD38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RWF607
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF280
|
$1.12
STD25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RWF336
|
$0.87
STD19,446
|
|
pay 12.6% less for transportation
Rwanda
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RWF6,748
|
$4.58
STD102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RWF15,127
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RWF27,927,628
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RWF12,509
|
?? | |
pay 32.5% less for housing
Rwanda
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RWF44,073
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RWF648,320
|
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RWF407,601
|
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RWF53,081
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RWF191,688
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RWF2,106,936
|
?? |
pay 69.1% more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RWF1,164
|
$0.60
STD13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RWF2,909
|
$1.65
STD36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RWF1,745
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RWF43,221
|
$35.18
STD783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RWF5,818
|
$19.79
STD440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RWF25,455
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RWF38,618
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RWF43,346
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RWF60,199
|
?? |
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