Cost of living comparison
Benin is 23.1% cheaper than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Benin instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 62.6% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
STD428,710
|
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
$5.03
F CFA3,063
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$0.68
F CFA417
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
STD24,498
|
$0.52
F CFA317
|
|
pay 28.0% less for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
$1.51
F CFA919
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
STD214,355
|
$1.51
F CFA919
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
STD108,190
|
$6.58
F CFA4,010
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
STD194,460
|
$2.11
F CFA1,285
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$1.33
F CFA810
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
STD11,112
|
$0.53
F CFA324
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
STD38,892
|
$0.48
F CFA289
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$0.74
F CFA452
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
STD25,002
|
$0.63
F CFA386
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
STD19,446
|
$0.66
F CFA401
|
|
pay 24.5% less for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
STD102,007
|
$3.46
F CFA2,106
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$35.87
F CFA21,849
|
|
pay 33.5% less for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$49.24
F CFA29,992
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
$203.23
F CFA123,797
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
$157.13
F CFA95,719
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$77.17
F CFA47,009
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$209.51
F CFA127,626
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,419.39
F CFA3,301,247
|
pay 33.1% more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
STD13,474
|
$1.01
F CFA613
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
STD36,747
|
$4.19
F CFA2,553
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$1.01
F CFA613
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
STD783,927
|
$64.25
F CFA39,138
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
STD440,959
|
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$16.76
F CFA10,210
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$46.09
F CFA28,078
|
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