Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 4.0% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 52.0% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
STD428,710
|
$4.19
CVE430.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
$4.43
CVE456.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$1.21
CVE124.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
STD24,498
|
$0.75
CVE76.71
|
|
pay 17.8% less for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
$1.48
CVE152.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
STD214,355
|
$2.84
CVE292.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
STD108,190
|
$3.88
CVE399.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
$2.46
CVE252.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
STD194,460
|
$2.78
CVE285.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$1.14
CVE117.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
STD11,112
|
$0.94
CVE96.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
STD38,892
|
$0.93
CVE96.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$1.33
CVE137.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
STD25,002
|
$0.61
CVE63.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
STD19,446
|
$0.68
CVE70.15
|
|
pay 23.5% more for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
STD102,007
|
$5.65
CVE581.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.69
CVE2,129.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,607.54
CVE2,738,054.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.30
CVE1,369.03
|
|
pay 15.6% less for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$60.53
CVE6,228.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
$269.88
CVE27,771.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
$191.54
CVE19,709.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$61.63
CVE6,341.55
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$112.11
CVE11,536.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,714.71
CVE176,452.41
|
pay 82.1% more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
STD13,474
|
$3.06
CVE314.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
STD36,747
|
$1.30
CVE133.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$4.56
CVE469.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
STD783,927
|
$31.21
CVE3,211.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
STD440,959
|
$5.91
CVE608.46
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$29.56
CVE3,042.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$29.56
CVE3,042.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$78.84
CVE8,112.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$147.82
CVE15,211.41
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