Cost of living comparison

Sao Tome and Principe

compared to

Nigeria

Abuja vs. Sao Tome Cost of Living Summary

Abuja is 14.6% cheaper than Sao Tome.

Restaurants: pay 66.8% less in Abuja
Groceries: pay 31.9% less in Abuja
Transportation: pay 47.3% less in Abuja
Housing: pay 46.6% more in Abuja
Childcare: pay 46.7% less in Abuja
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.4% less in Abuja
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Abuja

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

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Abuja vs. Sao Tome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.8% less for restaurants

	Sao Tome	Abuja
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 STD200K	$2.00 NGN2,662.42	-77.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.89 STD176K	$4.00 NGN5,324.84	-49.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.84 STD41,004	$0.49 NGN650.79	-73.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 STD27,770	$0.70 NGN928.07	-44.1%
Average			-66.8%

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pay 31.9% less for groceries

	Sao Tome	Abuja
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 STD22,187	$1.32 NGN1,752.51	+32.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.80 STD218K	$5.51 NGN7,338.86	-43.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.87 STD131K	$13.88 NGN18,480.74	+136.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.85 STD108K	$1.83 NGN2,442.20	-62.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.89 STD198K	$2.39 NGN3,184.67	-73.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 STD37,881	$0.92 NGN1,224.04	-45.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 STD17,644	$0.66 NGN883.74	-16.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 STD36,419	$0.68 NGN908.26	-58.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 STD34,958	$1.05 NGN1,394.13	-33.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.31 STD29,299	$0.83 NGN1,104.11	-36.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08 STD23,986	$1.10 NGN1,468.62	+2.5%
Average			-31.9%

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pay 47.3% less for transportation

	Sao Tome	Abuja
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.46 STD144K	$2.14 NGN2,847.35	-66.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$32.78 NGN43,636.37
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,634.18 STD549M	$26,143.00 NGN35M	+6.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.43 STD500K	$7.30 NGN9,713.27	-67.5%
Average			-47.3%

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pay 46.6% more for housing

	Sao Tome	Abuja
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.91 STD1M	$29.15 NGN38,810.71	-56.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$284.91 STD6M	$596.02 NGN793K	+109.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.02 STD4M	$350.58 NGN467K	+79.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$174.83 STD4M	$86.28 NGN115K	-50.6%
Average			+46.6%

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pay 46.7% less for childcare

	Sao Tome	Abuja
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$228.62 STD5M	$45.24 NGN60,218.19	-80.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,194.77 STD49M	$3,150.69 NGN4M	+43.6%
Average			-46.7%

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pay 32.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Sao Tome	Abuja
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 STD37,799	$1.00 NGN1,331.21	-41.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.26 STD50,442	$3.35 NGN4,464.03	+48.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.26 STD50,420	$2.00 NGN2,662.42	-11.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.92 STD756K	$26.12 NGN34,764.93	-23.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.16 STD449K	$6.41 NGN8,530.91	-68.2%
Average			-32.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Sao Tome	Abuja
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$25.92 NGN34,511.60
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.02 STD2M	$60.65 NGN80,732.29	-19.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$78.11 NGN104K
Men's business shoes (leather)	$18.36 STD409K	$106.08 NGN141K	+477.7%
Average			+116.1%

Sao Tome vs. Abuja - Cost of clothing

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