Cost of living comparison

Guatemala

compared to

Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome vs. Guatemala City Cost of Living Summary

Sao Tome is 27.8% more expensive than Guatemala City.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Sao Tome
Groceries: pay 40.7% more in Sao Tome
Transportation: pay 57.2% more in Sao Tome
Housing: pay 14.0% less in Sao Tome
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.9% more in Sao Tome
Clothing: pay 84.3% less in Sao Tome

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

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Sao Tome vs. Guatemala City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sao Tome instead of Guatemala City, you would:

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Guatemala City	Sao Tome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.22 GTQ39.76	$29.20 STD651K	+459.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.33 GTQ48.21	$11.68 STD260K	+84.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GTQ9.11	$1.92 STD42,768	+60.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 GTQ7.23	$1.17 STD26,025	+23.2%
Average			+157.0%

Guatemala City vs. Sao Tome - Cost of restaurants

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pay 40.7% more for groceries

	Guatemala City	Sao Tome
Bread 1 loaf	$3.11 GTQ23.70	$1.08 STD24,088	-65.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.93 GTQ29.93	$10.22 STD228K	+160.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.96 GTQ60.64	$5.97 STD133K	-25.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.55 GTQ19.45	$5.09 STD114K	+99.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.82 GTQ29.11	$9.27 STD207K	+142.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.76 GTQ13.45	$2.12 STD47,219	+20.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 GTQ5.78	$0.53 STD11,805	-30.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.41 GTQ10.72	$1.85 STD41,316	+31.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 GTQ6.56	$1.59 STD35,414	+84.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 GTQ5.96	$1.19 STD26,561	+52.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.20 GTQ9.18	$0.93 STD20,658	-23.0%
Average			+40.7%

Guatemala City vs. Sao Tome - Cost of groceries

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pay 57.2% more for transportation

	Guatemala City	Sao Tome
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.07 GTQ31.00	$6.40 STD143K	+57.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.61 GTQ103.72	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,565.40 GTQ149K	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.83 GTQ105.36	??
Average			+57.2%

Guatemala City vs. Sao Tome - Cost of transportation

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pay 14.0% less for housing

	Guatemala City	Sao Tome
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.51 GTQ354.40	$72.42 STD2M	+55.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$745.66 GTQ5,682.12	$350.40 STD8M	-53.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$422.61 GTQ3,220.43	$233.60 STD5M	-44.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.38 GTQ467.75	??
Average			-14.0%

Guatemala City vs. Sao Tome - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Guatemala City	Sao Tome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$230.87 GTQ1,759.31	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,887.88 GTQ44,867.40	??

Guatemala City vs. Sao Tome - Cost of childcare

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pay 9.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Guatemala City	Sao Tome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 GTQ24.85	$1.67 STD37,216	-48.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.31 GTQ25.25	$2.34 STD52,050	-29.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.04 GTQ30.81	$2.34 STD52,050	-42.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.62 GTQ370.53	$37.38 STD833K	-23.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.17 GTQ54.67	$21.02 STD468K	+193.1%
Average			+9.9%

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pay 84.3% less for clothing

	Guatemala City	Sao Tome
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.42 GTQ391.87	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.26 GTQ405.87	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.72 GTQ935.15	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$121.74 GTQ927.70	$19.16 STD427K	-84.3%
Average			-84.3%

Guatemala City vs. Sao Tome - Cost of clothing

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