Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 12.8% more expensive than Senegal.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 65.3% more for restaurants
Senegal
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$19.24
STD428,710
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
F CFA653
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA583
|
$1.10
STD24,498
|
|
pay 63.8% more for groceries
Senegal
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
F CFA3,778
|
$9.62
STD214,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
F CFA4,638
|
$4.86
STD108,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
F CFA1,355
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
F CFA2,950
|
$8.73
STD194,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA622
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA391
|
$0.50
STD11,112
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
F CFA552
|
$1.75
STD38,892
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA377
|
$1.50
STD33,336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA313
|
$1.12
STD25,002
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA263
|
$0.87
STD19,446
|
|
pay 12.9% less for transportation
Senegal
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
F CFA3,202
|
$4.58
STD102,007
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
F CFA12,763
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
F CFA16,846,570
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
F CFA13,784
|
?? | |
pay 56.2% less for housing
Senegal
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,157
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
F CFA499,529
|
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
F CFA283,312
|
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
F CFA49,948
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Senegal
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
F CFA150,315
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
F CFA3,083,433
|
?? |
pay 4.0% more for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
$0.60
STD13,474
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
F CFA2,215
|
$1.65
STD36,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
F CFA42,372
|
$35.18
STD783,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$19.79
STD440,959
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Senegal
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
F CFA32,672
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
F CFA22,122
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
F CFA50,881
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
F CFA46,456
|
?? |
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