Beirut vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3214
$2253
🏠 One person rent
$605
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$626
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$252
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
75
1
😀 Quality of life
63
22
🏙️ Population
2.42M
65.5K

The cost of living in Beirut is 39% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 4326th and 6047th ($1255 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Lebanon and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 4772nd and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.3
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1783
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$887
$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3136
$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.5
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4459
$3685

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1020
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$912
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$798
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$776
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$573
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$638
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1681
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1616
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1531
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1502
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1655
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1600
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1645
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1593
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1732
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1652
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$456
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$679
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1576
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$417
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$608
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2138
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$386
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1902

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