Baghdad vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$2482
🏠 One person rent
$487
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$512
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$582
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$40.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$248
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
59
1
😀 Quality of life
59
29
🏙️ Population
8.13M
65.5K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 9% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 6017th and 5349th ($952 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Iraq and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Iraq vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 0.2 months in Sao Tome. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 6062nd and 8862nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Sao Tome

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Baghdad Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$29.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$1.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$46.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$1094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$5.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$25.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$21.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$22.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$34.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$3421

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32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$776
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$958
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$836
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$669
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$822
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$609
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$771
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$681
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$554
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$627
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$652
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$502
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$581
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$664
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$831
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$495
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$585
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$498
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$546
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$437
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$413
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$569
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$574
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$494
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$390
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$499
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$616
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$428
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$460
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$493
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Trindade
$1042
256 km or 159 mi Port-Gentil
$699
303 km or 188 mi Libreville
$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