Asmara vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$2482
🏠 One person rent
$222
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$512
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$582
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$40.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$248
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
9
1
😀 Quality of life
18
29
🏙️ Population
963K
65.5K

The cost of living in Asmara is 49% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 8533rd and 5349th ($531 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.2 months in Sao Tome. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 9169th and 8862nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Sao Tome

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Asmara Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$29.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.71
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$46.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$1094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$5.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$25.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$21.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$22.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$34.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$3421

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$498
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$497
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$498
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$810
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$931
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1017
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$858
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$863
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1022
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$491
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$902
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$893
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$491
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$551
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$492
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1104
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$494
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$572
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$571
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$865
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$601
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$906
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$819
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1107
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$832
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1209
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$848
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$526
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1153
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$509
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1152

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Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Trindade
$1042
256 km or 159 mi Port-Gentil
$699
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$745
375 km or 233 mi Bata
$1239
443 km or 275 mi Malabo
$1344
492 km or 306 mi Port Harcourt
$618
494 km or 307 mi Limbe
$750
509 km or 316 mi Buea
$641
529 km or 328 mi Douala
$1254
537 km or 333 mi Aba
$601
543 km or 337 mi Calabar
$386
565 km or 351 mi Kumba
$834
574 km or 356 mi Owerri
$1555
584 km or 363 mi Umuahia
$849
587 km or 365 mi Warri
$878
649 km or 403 mi Onitsha
$922
653 km or 406 mi Awka
$785
660 km or 410 mi Yaounde
$668
677 km or 421 mi Benin
$655
684 km or 425 mi Enugu
$587
702 km or 436 mi Bafoussam
$750
730 km or 454 mi Bamenda
$687
772 km or 480 mi Owo
$594
774 km or 481 mi Lagos
$1022
788 km or 490 mi Akure
$578
806 km or 501 mi Pointe-Noire
$590
822 km or 511 mi Porto-Novo
$741
824 km or 512 mi Cotonou
$796
827 km or 514 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
829 km or 515 mi Ife
$775
845 km or 525 mi Ibadan
$759
846 km or 526 mi Abeokuta
$1017
861 km or 535 mi Osogbo
$659
884 km or 549 mi Kayes
$544
889 km or 552 mi Lome
$802
890 km or 553 mi Oyo
$665
892 km or 555 mi Cabinda
$695
907 km or 564 mi Madingou
$544
924 km or 574 mi Gamboma
$543
926 km or 575 mi Abomey
$612