Beirut vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$2482
🏠 One person rent
$598
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$512
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$582
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$40.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$248
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
74
1
😀 Quality of life
62
29
🏙️ Population
2.42M
65.5K

The cost of living in Beirut is 30% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 4463rd and 5349th ($1353 vs $1042) 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 5682nd and 8862nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Sao Tome

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Beirut Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$29.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$46.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$1094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$5.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$25.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$21.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$22.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$34.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$3421

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207

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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
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