Alexandria vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Alexandria	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$310	$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$828	$2258
🏠 One person rent	$76.9	$282
🏘️ Family rent	$168	$610
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$469
🚐 Transport expenses	$30	$37.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$119	$267
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	49	1
😀 Quality of life	48	22
🏙️ Population	4.87M	65.5K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 65% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 9207th and 6193rd ($310 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 2nd in Egypt and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Egypt vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 6328th and 8799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Sao Tome

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	Alexandria	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.44	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.16	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.41	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$49	$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$230	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.58	$39.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.3	$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.59	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.91%	7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$428	$1459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$274	$231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.46	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.56	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.26	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.61	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.19	$6.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.78	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.36	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.58	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.5	$19.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.07	$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.24	$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$54.2	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1331	$3719

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$308
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$315
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$306
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$335
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$327
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$424
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$323
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$291
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$345
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$282
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$339
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$310
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$334
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$303
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$357
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$609
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1713
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1727
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1607
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1775
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1632
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1528
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$306
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1815
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1372
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1751
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1741
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2020
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$879
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$702
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1201
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$812
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$651
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$710
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$655
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1368
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$638
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$374
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$933
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1686
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$906
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$886
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$1036
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$846
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$764
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$537
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$469
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$794
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$714
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$658
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1133
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$635
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$755
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$774
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$759
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$704
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$531
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$711
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$699
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$686
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$531
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$531
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$617