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Dakar vs. Sao Tome Cost of Living Summary

Dakar is 2.0 times more expensive than Sao Tome.

Restaurants
pay 38.5% less in Dakar
Groceries
pay 22.4% less in Dakar
Transportation
pay 4.8% more in Dakar
Housing
pay 63.9% more in Dakar
Entertainment and Sports
pay 21.0% more in Dakar
Clothing
pay 6.8 times more in Dakar

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

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Dakar vs. Sao Tome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dakar instead of Sao Tome, you would:

pay 38.5% less for restaurants

 
Sao Tome
Dakar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $29.20
STD651K
$4.92
F CFA2,786
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $11.68
STD260K
$10.46
F CFA5,926
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.92
STD42,768
$0.89
F CFA506
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pay 22.4% less for groceries

 
Sao Tome
Dakar
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.08
STD24,088
$0.64
F CFA362
Local cheese (8 oz) $10.22
STD228K
$6.44
F CFA3,647
Milk (1 gallon) $5.97
STD133K
$9.55
F CFA5,407
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pay 4.8% more for transportation

 
Sao Tome
Dakar
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.40
STD143K
$6.70
F CFA3,796
Monthly public transit pass ?? $80.49
F CFA45,584
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $37,116.17
F CFA21M
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pay 63.9% more for housing

 
Sao Tome
Dakar
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $72.42
STD2M
$48.58
F CFA27,512
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $350.40
STD8M
$940.87
F CFA533K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $233.60
STD5M
$364.90
F CFA207K
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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Sao Tome
Dakar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $268.31
F CFA152K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $7,289.08
F CFA4M
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pay 21.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Sao Tome
Dakar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.67
STD37,216
$2.68
F CFA1,519
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.34
STD52,050
$4.47
F CFA2,533
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.34
STD52,050
$1.79
F CFA1,013
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pay 6.8 times more for clothing

 
Sao Tome
Dakar
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 ?? $52.32
F CFA29,630
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 ?? $47.70
F CFA27,013
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 ?? $110.31
F CFA62,467
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: September 2026

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