Cost of living comparison
Mali is 31.2% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Mali instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 53.5% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
STD428,710
|
$8.00
F CFA4,873
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
$4.83
F CFA2,944
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$0.89
F CFA542
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
STD24,498
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
pay 21.5% less for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
STD214,355
|
$7.81
F CFA4,760
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
STD108,190
|
$8.20
F CFA4,996
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
STD194,460
|
$3.43
F CFA2,091
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
STD11,112
|
$0.48
F CFA290
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
STD38,892
|
$1.07
F CFA650
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$1.27
F CFA774
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
STD25,002
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
STD19,446
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 6.8% more for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
STD102,007
|
$4.89
F CFA2,978
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,457,723
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$35.94
F CFA21,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
$1,000.00
F CFA609,154
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
$538.39
F CFA327,963
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$204.36
F CFA124,488
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,309,854
|
pay 50.0% more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
STD13,474
|
$2.00
F CFA1,218
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
STD36,747
|
$2.01
F CFA1,227
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$1.50
F CFA914
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
STD783,927
|
$69.94
F CFA42,606
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
STD440,959
|
$6.00
F CFA3,655
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? | ?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$25.00
F CFA15,229
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? | ?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$125.00
F CFA76,144
|
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