Ankara vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ankara	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2366	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$487	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$252
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	96	1
😀 Quality of life	72	22
🏙️ Population	5.8M	65.5K

The cost of living in Ankara is 7% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 5741st and 6047th ($959 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Turkey and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Turkey vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 1858th and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Sao Tome

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	Ankara	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.62	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.39%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.16	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11471	$3685

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$655
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$691
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$650
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$616
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$663
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$627
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$723
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$535
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$492
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$593
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$710
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$691
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$406
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$698
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$547
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$455
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$697
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$755
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$568
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$872
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$672
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$1113
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$578
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$835
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$699
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$645
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$664
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$718
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$782
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$708
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$618
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$653
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$573
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$490
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$599
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$474
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$587
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$743

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$900
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$668
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1121
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$741
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$655
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$601
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1265
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$621
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$384
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$764
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1611
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$883
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$881
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$972
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$805
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$747
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$558
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$462
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$555
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$553
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$651
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1113
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$634
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$709
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$779
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$776
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$695
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$523
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$755
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$677
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$676
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$519
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$522
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$590