Cost of living comparison
Sao Tome and Principe is 2.6 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Sao Tome and Principe instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 8.1 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA501
|
$19.05
STD424,436
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,304
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA468
|
$1.90
STD42,444
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA251
|
$1.09
STD24,254
|
|
pay 62.0% more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA538
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$9.52
STD212,218
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,588
|
$4.81
STD107,111
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,534
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$8.64
STD192,521
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA485
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA304
|
$0.49
STD11,001
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA259
|
$1.73
STD38,504
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA412
|
$1.48
STD33,004
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA824
|
$1.11
STD24,753
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA350
|
$0.86
STD19,252
|
|
pay 8.0% more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,780
|
$4.94
STD110,171
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA3,008
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,322
|
?? | |
pay 7.7% less for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA25,018
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA250,677
|
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA125,339
|
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA42,173
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA75,203
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,237,656
|
?? |
pay 28.4% more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA702
|
$0.65
STD14,552
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA752
|
$1.63
STD36,380
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA1,003
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA25,068
|
$34.83
STD776,112
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,014
|
$19.59
STD436,563
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? | ?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? | ?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? | ?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$17.85
STD397,758
|
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