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Niger vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost of Living Summary

Niger is 54.3% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe overall.

Restaurants: pay 38.8% less in Niger
Groceries: pay 28.2% less in Niger
Transportation: pay 40.5% less in Niger
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Niger
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.6% more in Niger
Clothing: pay 3.7 times more in Niger

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

Niger vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.8% less for restaurants

	Sao Tome and Principe	Niger
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$29.20 STD651K	$5.34 F CFA3,057	-81.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 STD260K	$10.68 F CFA6,113	-8.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 STD42,768	$1.49 F CFA853	-22.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 STD26,025	$0.67 F CFA382	-42.8%
Average			-38.8%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Niger - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.2% less for groceries

	Sao Tome and Principe	Niger
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 STD24,088	$0.59 F CFA340	-45.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.22 STD228K	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.97 STD133K	$10.28 F CFA5,882	+72.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.09 STD114K	$2.26 F CFA1,291	-55.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.27 STD207K	$2.78 F CFA1,592	-70.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.12 STD47,219	$1.62 F CFA924	-23.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.53 STD11,805	$0.67 F CFA385	+27.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 STD41,316	$1.35 F CFA770	-27.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 STD35,414	$0.78 F CFA447	-50.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 STD26,561	$0.67 F CFA385	-43.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 STD20,658	$0.32 F CFA185	-65.2%
Average			-28.2%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Niger - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.5% less for transportation

	Sao Tome and Principe	Niger
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.40 STD143K	$3.81 F CFA2,179	-40.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$21,367.07 F CFA12M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$3.38 F CFA1,936
Average			-40.5%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Niger - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Sao Tome and Principe	Niger
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.42 STD2M	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$350.40 STD8M	$979.32 F CFA560K	+179.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$233.60 STD5M	$534.18 F CFA306K	+128.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$204.24 F CFA117K
Average			+154.1%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Niger - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sao Tome and Principe	Niger
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$1,068.35 F CFA611K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$5,519.83 F CFA3M

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pay 7.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Sao Tome and Principe	Niger
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 STD37,216	$1.34 F CFA764	-20.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.34 STD52,050	$3.26 F CFA1,868	+39.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 STD52,050	$2.67 F CFA1,528	+14.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.38 STD833K	$66.77 F CFA38,208	+78.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$21.02 STD468K	$5.34 F CFA3,057	-74.6%
Average			+7.6%

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pay 3.7 times more for clothing

	Sao Tome and Principe	Niger
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$71.22 F CFA40,755
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$89.03 F CFA50,944
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$53.42 F CFA30,566
Men's business shoes (leather)	$19.16 STD427K	$71.22 F CFA40,755	+271.8%
Average			+271.8%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Niger - Cost of clothing

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