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Bahamas vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost of Living Summary

Bahamas is 2.7 times more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe overall.

Restaurants: pay 39.1% more in Bahamas
Groceries: pay 79.4% more in Bahamas
Transportation: pay 10.7% less in Bahamas
Housing: pay 3.9 times more in Bahamas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1 times more in Bahamas
Clothing: pay 5.4 times more in Bahamas

The cost of clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in Bahamas are more expensive than in Sao Tome and Principe. Notably, clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Bahamas.

Bahamas vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.1% more for restaurants

	Sao Tome and Principe	Bahamas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$29.20 STD650,623	$29.17 BSD29.17	-0.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 STD260,249	$11.08 BSD11.08	-5.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 STD42,768	$3.31 BSD3.31	+72.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 STD26,025	$2.21 BSD2.21	+89.1%
Average			+39.1%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Bahamas - Cost of restaurants

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pay 79.4% more for groceries

	Sao Tome and Principe	Bahamas
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 STD24,088	$4.71 BSD4.71	+335.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.22 STD227,718	$5.79 BSD5.79	-43.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.97 STD132,995	$11.88 BSD11.88	+99.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.09 STD113,503	$7.37 BSD7.37	+44.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.27 STD206,583	$4.61 BSD4.61	-50.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.12 STD47,219	$1.86 BSD1.86	-12.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.53 STD11,805	$1.64 BSD1.64	+210.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 STD41,316	$3.39 BSD3.39	+83.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 STD35,414	$3.26 BSD3.26	+105.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 STD26,561	$1.84 BSD1.84	+54.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 STD20,658	$1.37 BSD1.37	+47.6%
Average			+79.4%

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pay 10.7% less for transportation

	Sao Tome and Principe	Bahamas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.40 STD142,518	$5.71 BSD5.71	-10.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$45.00 BSD45.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$37,500.00 BSD37,500.00
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$31.23 BSD31.23
Average			-10.7%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Bahamas - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.9 times more for housing

	Sao Tome and Principe	Bahamas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.42 STD1,613,544	$89.81 BSD89.81	+24.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$350.40 STD7,807,473	$1,626.39 BSD1,626.39	+364.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$233.60 STD5,204,982	$1,361.11 BSD1,361.11	+482.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$201.16 BSD201.16
Average			+290.3%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sao Tome and Principe	Bahamas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$606.67 BSD606.67
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$11,785.71 BSD11,785.71

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pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Sao Tome and Principe	Bahamas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 STD37,216	$6.25 BSD6.25	+274.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.34 STD52,050	$5.69 BSD5.69	+143.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 STD52,050	$13.78 BSD13.78	+489.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.38 STD832,797	$92.58 BSD92.58	+147.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$21.02 STD468,448	$17.50 BSD17.50	-16.8%
Average			+207.7%

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pay 5.4 times more for clothing

	Sao Tome and Principe	Bahamas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$55.83 BSD55.83
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$50.83 BSD50.83
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$104.94 BSD104.94
Men's business shoes (leather)	$19.16 STD426,809	$103.57 BSD103.57	+440.7%
Average			+440.7%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Bahamas - Cost of clothing

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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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