Cost of living comparison
Chad is 21.6% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Chad instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 34.0% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
STD428,710
|
$3.35
FCFA2,054
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
$13.41
FCFA8,216
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$0.92
FCFA565
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
STD24,498
|
$0.67
FCFA411
|
|
pay 3.8% less for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
STD214,355
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
STD108,190
|
$6.82
FCFA4,179
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
$1.91
FCFA1,171
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
STD194,460
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$2.47
FCFA1,514
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
STD11,112
|
$0.72
FCFA443
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
STD38,892
|
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$0.63
FCFA388
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
STD25,002
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
STD19,446
|
$0.46
FCFA280
|
|
pay 28.2% less for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
STD102,007
|
$3.29
FCFA2,014
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,956,614
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$78.22
FCFA47,927
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
$1,168.19
FCFA715,789
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
$136.88
FCFA83,872
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$192.26
FCFA117,803
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$31.01
FCFA19,000
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,027,002
|
pay 66.0% more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
STD13,474
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
STD36,747
|
$1.82
FCFA1,113
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$2.01
FCFA1,232
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
STD783,927
|
$134.09
FCFA82,160
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
STD440,959
|
$5.03
FCFA3,081
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$33.52
FCFA20,540
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$92.19
FCFA56,485
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$46.09
FCFA28,243
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$134.09
FCFA82,160
|
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