Cost of living comparison

Sao Tome and Principe

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Liberia

Monrovia vs. Sao Tome Cost of Living Summary

Monrovia is 71.4% more expensive than Sao Tome.

Restaurants: pay 1.2% less in Monrovia
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Monrovia
Transportation: pay 26.6% less in Monrovia
Housing: pay 19.9% more in Monrovia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.3% more in Monrovia
Clothing: pay 3.6 times more in Monrovia

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

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Monrovia vs. Sao Tome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.2% less for restaurants

	Sao Tome	Monrovia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$29.20 STD651K	$7.50 LRD1,355.84	-74.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 STD260K	$11.00 LRD1,988.57	-5.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 STD42,768	$2.00 LRD361.56	+4.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 STD26,025	$2.00 LRD361.56	+71.2%
Average			-1.2%

Sao Tome vs. Monrovia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Sao Tome	Monrovia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 STD24,088	$1.79 LRD323.82	+65.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.22 STD228K	$5.91 LRD1,067.57	-42.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.97 STD133K	$8.01 LRD1,448.30	+34.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.09 STD114K	$3.60 LRD650.80	-29.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.27 STD207K	$5.38 LRD971.69	-42.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.12 STD47,219	$0.74 LRD134.21	-65.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.53 STD11,805	$3.83 LRD692.99	+623.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 STD41,316	$4.67 LRD843.64	+151.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 STD35,414	$5.00 LRD903.90	+214.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 STD26,561	$1.03 LRD186.18	-13.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 STD20,658	$4.83 LRD873.77	+421.3%
Average			+119.9%

Sao Tome vs. Monrovia - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.6% less for transportation

	Sao Tome	Monrovia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.40 STD143K	$4.69 LRD848.46	-26.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$20.00 LRD3,615.58
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$12,534.94 LRD2M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$12.69 LRD2,294.43
Average			-26.6%

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pay 19.9% more for housing

	Sao Tome	Monrovia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.42 STD2M	$93.25 LRD16,857.61	+28.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$350.40 STD8M	$666.67 LRD121K	+90.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$233.60 STD5M	$95.00 LRD17,173.99	-59.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$85.26 LRD15,414.02
Average			+19.9%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sao Tome	Monrovia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$129.33 LRD23,380.71
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$894.00 LRD162K

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pay 57.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Sao Tome	Monrovia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 STD37,216	$3.00 LRD542.34	+79.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.34 STD52,050	$3.33 LRD602.60	+42.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 STD52,050	$5.00 LRD903.89	+114.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.38 STD833K	$76.25 LRD13,784.38	+104.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$21.02 STD468K	$9.75 LRD1,762.55	-53.6%
Average			+57.3%

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pay 3.6 times more for clothing

	Sao Tome	Monrovia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$18.41 LRD3,328.57
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$33.75 LRD6,101.29
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$56.25 LRD10,168.81
Men's business shoes (leather)	$19.16 STD427K	$68.75 LRD12,428.54	+258.9%
Average			+258.9%

Sao Tome vs. Monrovia - Cost of clothing

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