Cost of living comparison

Sao Tome and Principe

compared to

New Caledonia

Noumea vs. Sao Tome Cost of Living Summary

Noumea is 2.0 times more expensive than Sao Tome.

Restaurants: pay 79.6% more in Noumea
Groceries: pay 74.3% more in Noumea
Transportation: pay 3.5% more in Noumea
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Noumea
Childcare: pay 3.7 times more in Noumea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Noumea
Clothing: pay 3.5 times more in Noumea

The cost of childcare, clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries in Noumea are more expensive than in Sao Tome. Notably, childcare, clothing, and housing are significantly more expensive in Noumea.

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Noumea vs. Sao Tome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 79.6% more for restaurants

	Sao Tome	Noumea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 STD200K	$20.64 CFPF2,193	+130.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.89 STD176K	$14.08 CFPF1,495	+78.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.84 STD41,004	$1.97 CFPF209	+7.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 STD27,770	$1.25 CFPF133	+0.4%
Average			+79.6%

Sao Tome vs. Noumea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 74.3% more for groceries

	Sao Tome	Noumea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 STD22,187	$3.47 CFPF369	+248.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.80 STD218K	$14.86 CFPF1,578	+51.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.87 STD131K	$4.55 CFPF483	-22.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.85 STD108K	$6.20 CFPF659	+27.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.89 STD198K	$12.77 CFPF1,356	+43.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 STD37,881	$2.13 CFPF226	+25.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 STD17,644	$3.25 CFPF345	+309.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 STD36,419	$2.77 CFPF294	+69.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 STD34,958	$3.62 CFPF384	+130.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.31 STD29,299	$2.50 CFPF265	+89.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08 STD23,986	$1.70 CFPF181	+58.2%
Average			+74.3%

Sao Tome vs. Noumea - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.5% more for transportation

	Sao Tome	Noumea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.46 STD144K	$6.03 CFPF641	-6.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,634.18 STD549M	$32,607.24 CFPF3M	+32.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.43 STD500K	$15.82 CFPF1,680	-29.5%
Average			+3.5%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Sao Tome	Noumea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.91 STD1M	$48.79 CFPF5,182	-27.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$284.91 STD6M	$750.67 CFPF79,728	+163.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.02 STD4M	$774.13 CFPF82,220	+296.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$174.83 STD4M	$153.08 CFPF16,258	-12.4%
Average			+146.8%

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

	Sao Tome	Noumea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$228.62 STD5M	$750.67 CFPF79,728	+228.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,194.77 STD49M	$9,383.38 CFPF997K	+327.5%
Average			+274.7%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Sao Tome	Noumea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 STD37,799	$9.38 CFPF997	+453.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.26 STD50,442	$4.57 CFPF486	+102.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.26 STD50,420	$19.52 CFPF2,073	+762.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.92 STD756K	$49.26 CFPF5,232	+45.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.16 STD449K	$14.08 CFPF1,495	-30.2%
Average			+101.7%

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pay 3.5 times more for clothing

	Sao Tome	Noumea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$109.47 CFPF11,627
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.02 STD2M	$65.68 CFPF6,976	-12.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$98.53 CFPF10,464
Men's business shoes (leather)	$18.36 STD409K	$250.22 CFPF26,576	+1262.6%
Average			+245.4%

Sao Tome vs. Noumea - Cost of clothing

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