Cost of living comparison

Ghana

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Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome vs. Accra Cost of Living Summary

Sao Tome is 4.4% cheaper than Accra.

Restaurants: pay 7.7% more in Sao Tome
Groceries: pay 16.0% more in Sao Tome
Transportation: pay 92.7% more in Sao Tome
Housing: pay 25.5% less in Sao Tome
Childcare: pay 75.9% less in Sao Tome
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.6% less in Sao Tome
Clothing: pay 19.4% more in Sao Tome

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

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Sao Tome vs. Accra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.7% more for restaurants

	Accra	Sao Tome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.98 GHS93.33	$8.96 STD200K	+12.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.34 GHS120.88	$7.89 STD176K	-23.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 GHS18.22	$1.84 STD41,004	+18.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 GHS5.37	$1.25 STD27,770	+171.5%
Average			+7.7%

Accra vs. Sao Tome - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.0% more for groceries

	Accra	Sao Tome
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 GHS19.03	$1.00 STD22,187	-38.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 GHS69.08	$9.80 STD218K	+65.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.71 GHS160.33	$5.87 STD131K	-57.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.62 GHS30.70	$4.85 STD108K	+85.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 GHS38.13	$8.89 STD198K	+172.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.66 GHS19.36	$1.70 STD37,881	+2.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 GHS7.51	$0.79 STD17,644	+23.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GHS9.50	$1.63 STD36,419	+101.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 GHS18.97	$1.57 STD34,958	-3.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.23 GHS14.34	$1.31 STD29,299	+7.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.22 GHS14.24	$1.08 STD23,986	-11.6%
Average			+16.0%

Accra vs. Sao Tome - Cost of groceries

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pay 92.7% more for transportation

	Accra	Sao Tome
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 GHS58.28	$6.46 STD144K	+29.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.19 GHS469.97	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS93,560.46	$24,634.18 STD549M	+207.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.84 GHS138.52	$22.43 STD500K	+89.4%
Average			+92.7%

Accra vs. Sao Tome - Cost of transportation

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pay 25.5% less for housing

	Accra	Sao Tome
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.44 GHS496.28	$66.91 STD1M	+57.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$677.62 GHS7,924.86	$284.91 STD6M	-58.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.40 GHS3,244.17	$195.02 STD4M	-29.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.06 GHS655.60	$174.83 STD4M	+211.9%
Average			-25.5%

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pay 75.9% less for childcare

	Accra	Sao Tome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$462.41 GHS5,407.96	$228.62 STD5M	-50.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,630.20 GHS218K	$2,194.77 STD49M	-88.2%
Average			-75.9%

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pay 20.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Accra	Sao Tome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 GHS21.59	$1.70 STD37,799	-8.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.40 GHS51.49	$2.26 STD50,442	-48.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.54 GHS29.68	$2.26 STD50,420	-10.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.09 GHS831.35	$33.92 STD756K	-52.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.69 GHS148.41	$20.16 STD449K	+58.8%
Average			-20.6%

Accra vs. Sao Tome - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 19.4% more for clothing

	Accra	Sao Tome
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.19 GHS165.96	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.41 GHS215.27	$75.02 STD2M	+307.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$36.21 GHS423.52	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.46 GHS613.49	$18.36 STD409K	-65.0%
Average			+19.4%

Accra vs. Sao Tome - Cost of clothing

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