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Gabon vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost of Living Summary

Gabon is 97.4% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.9% less in Gabon
Groceries: pay 37.5% more in Gabon
Transportation: pay 36.2% less in Gabon
Housing: pay 98.8% more in Gabon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.6% more in Gabon
Clothing: pay 5.6 times more in Gabon

The cost of clothing, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Gabon are more expensive than in Sao Tome and Principe. Expenses including transportation and restaurants are lower in Gabon. Notably, clothing and housing are significantly more expensive in Gabon.

Gabon vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Gabon instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:

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pay 5.9% less for restaurants

	Sao Tome and Principe	Gabon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$29.20 STD650,623	$17.89 FCFA10,077	-38.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 STD260,249	$13.42 FCFA7,558	+14.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 STD42,768	$1.49 FCFA840	-22.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 STD26,025	$1.43 FCFA806	+22.5%
Average			-5.9%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Gabon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 37.5% more for groceries

	Sao Tome and Principe	Gabon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 STD24,088	$1.52 FCFA856	+40.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.22 STD227,718	$4.70 FCFA2,645	-54.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.97 STD132,995	$11.57 FCFA6,516	+93.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.09 STD113,503	$5.55 FCFA3,124	+8.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.27 STD206,583	$4.06 FCFA2,285	-56.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.12 STD47,219	$2.03 FCFA1,143	-4.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.53 STD11,805	$2.03 FCFA1,143	+282.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 STD41,316	$1.62 FCFA914	-12.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 STD35,414	$1.62 FCFA914	+2.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 STD26,561	$1.62 FCFA914	+36.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 STD20,658	$1.62 FCFA914	+75.0%
Average			+37.5%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Gabon - Cost of groceries

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pay 36.2% less for transportation

	Sao Tome and Principe	Gabon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.40 STD142,518	$4.08 FCFA2,298	-36.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$49.19 FCFA27,711
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$30,408.43 FCFA17,130,387
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$7.34 FCFA4,132
Average			-36.2%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Gabon - Cost of transportation

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pay 98.8% more for housing

	Sao Tome and Principe	Gabon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.42 STD1,613,544	$71.55 FCFA40,307	-1.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$350.40 STD7,807,473	$1,073.24 FCFA604,602	+206.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$233.60 STD5,204,982	$447.18 FCFA251,917	+91.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$68.39 FCFA38,529
Average			+98.8%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Gabon - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sao Tome and Principe	Gabon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$178.87 FCFA100,767
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$5,813.38 FCFA3,274,927

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Gabon - Cost of childcare

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pay 29.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Sao Tome and Principe	Gabon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 STD37,216	$1.07 FCFA605	-35.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.34 STD52,050	$6.26 FCFA3,527	+168.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 STD52,050	$2.68 FCFA1,512	+14.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.38 STD832,797	$67.08 FCFA37,788	+79.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$21.02 STD468,448	$4.50 FCFA2,532	-78.6%
Average			+29.6%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Gabon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 5.6 times more for clothing

	Sao Tome and Principe	Gabon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$89.44 FCFA50,383
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$44.72 FCFA25,192
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$53.66 FCFA30,230
Men's business shoes (leather)	$19.16 STD426,809	$107.32 FCFA60,460	+460.3%
Average			+460.3%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Gabon - Cost of clothing

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