Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 3.2% cheaper than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 43.2% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
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
|
$10.06
F CFA6,126
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$0.82
F CFA498
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
STD24,498
|
$0.71
F CFA434
|
|
pay 32.6% less for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
STD214,355
|
$6.43
F CFA3,914
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
STD108,190
|
$7.37
F CFA4,489
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
$2.10
F CFA1,280
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
STD194,460
|
$3.76
F CFA2,290
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$1.27
F CFA772
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
STD11,112
|
$0.41
F CFA247
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
STD38,892
|
$0.64
F CFA388
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
STD25,002
|
$0.49
F CFA301
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
STD19,446
|
$0.52
F CFA317
|
|
pay 4.3% less for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
STD102,007
|
$4.38
F CFA2,668
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$41.90
F CFA25,525
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,169.81
F CFA18,378,076
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.08
F CFA9,189
|
|
pay 39.5% more for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$59.50
F CFA36,246
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
$567.30
F CFA345,571
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
$235.35
F CFA143,366
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$104.94
F CFA63,925
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$117.33
F CFA71,470
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,700.38
F CFA1,644,951
|
pay 24.4% more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
STD13,474
|
$1.09
F CFA664
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
STD36,747
|
$2.93
F CFA1,787
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$1.26
F CFA766
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
STD783,927
|
$57.83
F CFA35,225
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
STD440,959
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$63.45
F CFA38,652
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$44.00
F CFA26,801
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$70.56
F CFA42,984
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$92.19
F CFA56,155
|
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