Beirut vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$549
$343
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$551
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$571
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$38.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$218
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
75
1
😀 Quality of life
63
28
🏙️ Population
2.42M
65.5K

The cost of living in Beirut is 20% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 4577th and 5224th ($1261 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 0.2 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 5475th and 8852nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$29.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$1.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$62.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$1452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$7.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$25.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$4068

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$930
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$822
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$787
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$647
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$671
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1775
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1630
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1633
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1745
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1798
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1808
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1840
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1757
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1850
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1817
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$402
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1786
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$438
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$748
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2247
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$441
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Trindade
$1044
256 km or 159 mi Port-Gentil
$660
303 km or 188 mi Libreville
$708
375 km or 233 mi Bata
$1241
443 km or 275 mi Malabo
$1413
492 km or 306 mi Port Harcourt
$676
494 km or 307 mi Limbe
$755
509 km or 316 mi Buea
$665
529 km or 328 mi Douala
$1363
537 km or 333 mi Aba
$674
543 km or 337 mi Calabar
$397
565 km or 351 mi Kumba
$849
574 km or 356 mi Owerri
$1774
584 km or 363 mi Umuahia
$961
587 km or 365 mi Warri
$926
649 km or 403 mi Onitsha
$1051
653 km or 406 mi Awka
$878
660 km or 410 mi Yaounde
$671
677 km or 421 mi Benin
$632
684 km or 425 mi Enugu
$563
702 km or 436 mi Bafoussam
$793
730 km or 454 mi Bamenda
$698
772 km or 480 mi Owo
$664
774 km or 481 mi Lagos
$1102
788 km or 490 mi Akure
$644
806 km or 501 mi Pointe-Noire
$585
822 km or 511 mi Porto-Novo
$743
824 km or 512 mi Cotonou
$793
827 km or 514 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
829 km or 515 mi Ife
$778
845 km or 525 mi Ibadan
$752
846 km or 526 mi Abeokuta
$1013
861 km or 535 mi Osogbo
$705
884 km or 549 mi Kayes
$536
889 km or 552 mi Lome
$835
890 km or 553 mi Oyo
$664
892 km or 555 mi Cabinda
$706
907 km or 564 mi Madingou
$536
924 km or 574 mi Gamboma
$536
926 km or 575 mi Abomey
$598