Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 31.1% cheaper than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 69.7% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
STD428,710
|
$3.39
GHS46.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
$5.85
GHS79.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$0.51
GHS6.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
STD24,498
|
$0.20
GHS2.67
|
|
pay 30.6% less for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
$1.07
GHS14.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
STD214,355
|
$3.60
GHS48.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
STD108,190
|
$6.56
GHS89.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
$1.39
GHS18.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
STD194,460
|
$1.51
GHS20.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$0.91
GHS12.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
STD11,112
|
$0.59
GHS8.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
STD38,892
|
$0.63
GHS8.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$0.79
GHS10.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
STD25,002
|
$0.83
GHS11.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
STD19,446
|
$0.71
GHS9.65
|
|
pay 23.9% less for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
STD102,007
|
$3.48
GHS47.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$13.79
GHS187.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$5,681.67
GHS77,288.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.37
GHS86.71
|
|
pay 0.9% less for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$44.96
GHS611.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
$532.41
GHS7,242.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
$81.19
GHS1,104.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$27.28
GHS371.06
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$57.14
GHS777.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,592.22
GHS76,071.62
|
pay 30.6% less for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
STD13,474
|
$0.69
GHS9.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
STD36,747
|
$1.14
GHS15.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$1.20
GHS16.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
STD783,927
|
$30.68
GHS417.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
STD440,959
|
$4.16
GHS56.55
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$10.55
GHS143.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$9.90
GHS134.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$27.96
GHS380.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$27.10
GHS368.64
|
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