Beijing vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$575	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$252
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	1
😀 Quality of life	75	22
🏙️ Population	21.9M	65.5K

The cost of living in Beijing is 13% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 5387th and 6047th ($1016 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in China and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check China vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 989th and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Sao Tome

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	Beijing	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$3685

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

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