Cost of living comparison

Sao Tome and Principe

compared to

Ghana

Accra vs. Sao Tome Cost of Living Summary

Accra is 4.6% more expensive than Sao Tome.

Restaurants: pay 7.1% less in Accra
Groceries: pay 13.8% less in Accra
Transportation: pay 48.1% less in Accra
Housing: pay 34.2% more in Accra
Childcare: pay 4.1 times more in Accra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.0% more in Accra
Clothing: pay 16.3% less in Accra

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

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Accra vs. Sao Tome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.1% less for restaurants

	Sao Tome	Accra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 STD200K	$7.98 GHS93.33	-10.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.89 STD176K	$10.34 GHS120.88	+31.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.84 STD41,004	$1.56 GHS18.22	-15.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 STD27,770	$0.46 GHS5.37	-63.2%
Average			-7.1%

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pay 13.8% less for groceries

	Sao Tome	Accra
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 STD22,187	$1.63 GHS19.03	+63.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.80 STD218K	$5.91 GHS69.08	-39.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.87 STD131K	$13.71 GHS160.33	+133.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.85 STD108K	$2.62 GHS30.70	-45.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.89 STD198K	$3.26 GHS38.13	-63.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 STD37,881	$1.66 GHS19.36	-2.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 STD17,644	$0.64 GHS7.51	-18.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 STD36,419	$0.81 GHS9.50	-50.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 STD34,958	$1.62 GHS18.97	+3.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.31 STD29,299	$1.23 GHS14.34	-6.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08 STD23,986	$1.22 GHS14.24	+13.1%
Average			-13.8%

Sao Tome vs. Accra - Cost of groceries

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pay 48.1% less for transportation

	Sao Tome	Accra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.46 STD144K	$4.98 GHS58.28	-22.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$40.19 GHS469.97
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,634.18 STD549M	$8,000.00 GHS93,560.46	-67.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.43 STD500K	$11.84 GHS138.52	-47.2%
Average			-48.1%

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pay 34.2% more for housing

	Sao Tome	Accra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.91 STD1M	$42.44 GHS496.28	-36.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$284.91 STD6M	$677.62 GHS7,924.86	+137.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.02 STD4M	$277.40 GHS3,244.17	+42.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$174.83 STD4M	$56.06 GHS655.60	-67.9%
Average			+34.2%

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pay 4.1 times more for childcare

	Sao Tome	Accra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$228.62 STD5M	$462.41 GHS5,407.96	+102.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,194.77 STD49M	$18,630.20 GHS218K	+748.8%
Average			+314.4%

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pay 26.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Sao Tome	Accra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 STD37,799	$1.85 GHS21.59	+8.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.26 STD50,442	$4.40 GHS51.49	+94.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.26 STD50,420	$2.54 GHS29.68	+12.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.92 STD756K	$71.09 GHS831.35	+109.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.16 STD449K	$12.69 GHS148.41	-37.0%
Average			+26.0%

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pay 16.3% less for clothing

	Sao Tome	Accra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$14.19 GHS165.96
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.02 STD2M	$18.41 GHS215.27	-75.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$36.21 GHS423.52
Men's business shoes (leather)	$18.36 STD409K	$52.46 GHS613.49	+185.7%
Average			-16.3%

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