Purchasing Power Parity · São Tomé and Príncipe
Cost of living in 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe vs the United States
São Tomé and Príncipe has a US-relative price level of 0.493 (US = 1.0) — about 51% cheaper than the United States. Reference year 2024.
What US salaries are worth in São Tomé and Príncipe
| US income | Feels like (US-equivalent) | Cost of a US lifestyle |
|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | $101,420 | $24,650 |
| $80,000 | $162,272 | $39,440 |
| $120,000 | $243,408 | $59,160 |
| $180,000 | $365,112 | $88,740 |
| $250,000 | $507,099 | $123,250 |
“Feels like” = income ÷ price level; “cost of a US lifestyle” = income × price level. Try your own number in the interactive calculator.
How the sources compare
Each provider measures São Tomé and Príncipe's price level slightly differently; a tight spread means high confidence.
Consensus (median) 0.493 2024
World Bank — GDP 0.562 2024
IMF (WEO) 0.563 2024
Penn World Table 0.424 2023
World Bank — Consumption 0.600 2024
CIA Factbook (coverage) 0.521 2024
Cost of living around the world
Every country shaded by its price level relative to the US (darker = more expensive). São Tomé and Príncipe is outlined.
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Countries with a similar cost of living
- 🇱🇷 Liberia — price level 0.496
- 🇨🇱 Chile — price level 0.487
- 🇨🇩 DR Congo — price level 0.486
- 🇵🇪 Peru — price level 0.507
- 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe — price level 0.508
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Frequently asked questions
- How expensive is São Tomé and Príncipe compared to the United States?
- São Tomé and Príncipe has a price level of 0.493 relative to the US baseline of 1.0 (about 51% cheaper than the United States), based on the median of independent votes from the World Bank/IMF (one vote — both use the official exchange rate), the Eurostat-OECD PPP programme and the Penn World Table, reference year 2024.
- What is a $100,000 salary worth in São Tomé and Príncipe?
- In purchasing-power terms, $100,000 stretches to about $202,840 of US-equivalent lifestyle in São Tomé and Príncipe; conversely, sustaining a $100,000 US lifestyle there costs about $49,300.
- Where does the São Tomé and Príncipe cost-of-living data come from?
- Real price-level figures from the World Bank, IMF World Economic Outlook, OECD, Eurostat and Penn World Table, blended as a per-country median of independent votes and refreshed at build time.