Abu Dhabi vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Abu Dhabi | Sao Tome | |
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| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
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| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
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The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 86% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 2187th and 5224th ($1942 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.2 months in Sao Tome. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 443rd and 8852nd among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Sao Tome
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| Abu Dhabi | Sao Tome | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 143 km or 89 mi | Al Ain | |
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| 170 km or 105 mi | Umm al-Quwain | |
| 211 km or 131 mi | Fujairah | |
| 237 km or 147 mi | Ras al-Khaimah | |
| 300 km or 187 mi |  Doha | |
| 318 km or 198 mi | Al Khor | |
| 356 km or 221 mi |  Bandar Abbas | |
| 365 km or 227 mi |  Nizwa | |
| 395 km or 246 mi | Seeb | |
| 425 km or 264 mi |  Riffa | |
| 427 km or 265 mi | Manama | |
| 428 km or 266 mi | Isa Town | |
| 439 km or 273 mi | Muscat | |
| 454 km or 282 mi | Jahrom | |
| 468 km or 291 mi |  Dhahran | |
| 481 km or 299 mi | Dammam | |
| 486 km or 302 mi | Al-Mubarraz | |
| 501 km or 311 mi | Fasa | |
| 514 km or 320 mi | Qatif | |
| 548 km or 341 mi | Jubail | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Sirjan | |
| 575 km or 357 mi | Jiroft | |
| 599 km or 372 mi | Shiraz | |
| 610 km or 379 mi | Bushehr | |
| 617 km or 384 mi | Borazjan | |
| 620 km or 385 mi | Marvdasht | |
| 632 km or 392 mi | Kazerun | |
| 637 km or 396 mi | Chabahar | |
| 649 km or 404 mi | Bam | |
| 678 km or 421 mi | Rafsanjan | |
| 698 km or 434 mi | Kerman | |
| 701 km or 435 mi | Iranshahr | |
| 741 km or 460 mi | Yasuj | |
| 775 km or 481 mi | Riyadh | |
| 790 km or 491 mi |  Al Wafrah | |
| 792 km or 492 mi | Behbahan |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 8.3 km or 5.1 mi |  Trindade | |
| 256 km or 159 mi |  Port-Gentil | |
| 303 km or 188 mi | Libreville | |
| 375 km or 233 mi |  Bata | |
| 443 km or 275 mi | Malabo | |
| 492 km or 306 mi |  Port Harcourt | |
| 494 km or 307 mi |  Limbe | |
| 509 km or 316 mi | Buea | |
| 529 km or 328 mi | Douala | |
| 537 km or 333 mi | Aba | |
| 543 km or 337 mi | Calabar | |
| 565 km or 351 mi | Kumba | |
| 574 km or 356 mi | Owerri | |
| 584 km or 363 mi | Umuahia | |
| 587 km or 365 mi | Warri | |
| 649 km or 403 mi | Onitsha | |
| 653 km or 406 mi | Awka | |
| 660 km or 410 mi | Yaounde | |
| 677 km or 421 mi | Benin | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Enugu | |
| 702 km or 436 mi | Bafoussam | |
| 730 km or 454 mi | Bamenda | |
| 772 km or 480 mi | Owo | |
| 774 km or 481 mi | Lagos | |
| 788 km or 490 mi | Akure | |
| 806 km or 501 mi |  Pointe-Noire | |
| 822 km or 511 mi |  Porto-Novo | |
| 824 km or 512 mi | Cotonou | |
| 827 km or 514 mi | Ado Ekiti | |
| 829 km or 515 mi | Ife | |
| 845 km or 525 mi | Ibadan | |
| 846 km or 526 mi | Abeokuta | |
| 861 km or 535 mi | Osogbo | |
| 884 km or 549 mi | Kayes | |
| 889 km or 552 mi |  Lome | |
| 890 km or 553 mi | Oyo | |
| 892 km or 555 mi |  Cabinda | |
| 907 km or 564 mi | Madingou | |
| 924 km or 574 mi | Gamboma | |
| 926 km or 575 mi | Abomey |