Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 22.5% cheaper than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 74.5% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
STD428,710
|
$0.84
F CFA514
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
$2.18
F CFA1,335
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$0.63
F CFA385
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
STD24,498
|
$0.50
F CFA308
|
|
pay 24.9% less for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Burkina Faso
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
$1.06
F CFA650
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
STD214,355
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
STD108,190
|
$8.56
F CFA5,246
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
$2.01
F CFA1,232
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
STD194,460
|
$3.04
F CFA1,863
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$0.94
F CFA575
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
STD11,112
|
$0.57
F CFA349
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
STD38,892
|
$0.43
F CFA264
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$0.59
F CFA361
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
STD25,002
|
$0.80
F CFA489
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
STD19,446
|
$0.53
F CFA326
|
|
pay 9.6% less for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Burkina Faso
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
STD102,007
|
$4.14
F CFA2,537
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.08
F CFA9,243
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.22
F CFA5,649
|
|
pay 3.1% more for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Burkina Faso
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$37.38
F CFA22,902
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
$419.03
F CFA256,751
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
$173.90
F CFA106,552
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$76.90
F CFA47,121
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$72.63
F CFA44,503
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$15,441.40
F CFA9,461,458
|
pay 6.8% less for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Burkina Faso
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
STD13,474
|
$1.17
F CFA719
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
STD36,747
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
STD783,927
|
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
STD440,959
|
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Burkina Faso
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$13.41
F CFA8,216
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$33.52
F CFA20,540
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
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