Bijie vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bijie	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$584	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1707	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$208	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$397	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.3	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1289	$252
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	9	1
😀 Quality of life	43	22
🏙️ Population	6.9M	65.5K

The cost of living in Bijie is 35% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 7844th and 6047th ($584 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 305th 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 2.2 months in Bijie compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Bijie ranked 157th best city to live in China vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 6717th and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bijie vs Sao Tome

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	Bijie	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.73	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.71	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$491	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.6	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.9	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3424	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1761	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.6	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.52	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.16	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.65	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.6	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.96	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.63	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.4	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.3	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18453	$3685

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Cities near Bijie

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 56 mi	Liupanshui	$574
125 km or 77 mi	Renhuai	$540
134 km or 83 mi	Anshun	$565
155 km or 97 mi	Zhaotong	$601
162 km or 101 mi	Guiyang	$559
169 km or 105 mi	Zunyi	$554
174 km or 108 mi	Yibin	$590
177 km or 110 mi	Luzhou	$613
227 km or 141 mi	Longchang	$593
233 km or 145 mi	Zigong	$584
248 km or 154 mi	Qujing	$634
249 km or 155 mi	Xingyi	$571
249 km or 155 mi	Duyun	$546
255 km or 158 mi	Neijiang	$652
277 km or 172 mi	Chongqing	$634
295 km or 183 mi	Leshan	$554
304 km or 189 mi	Xichang	$580
310 km or 193 mi	Emeishan	$540
320 km or 199 mi	Ziyang	$592
337 km or 210 mi	Meishan	$590
351 km or 218 mi	Jianyang	$580
358 km or 222 mi	Suining	$579
360 km or 223 mi	Kunming	$656
363 km or 225 mi	Panzhihua	$603
372 km or 231 mi	Huaying	$553
373 km or 232 mi	Ya'an	$573
376 km or 233 mi	Guang'an	$584
388 km or 241 mi	Tongren	$573
389 km or 242 mi	Qionglai	$572
392 km or 244 mi	Chengdu	$623
396 km or 246 mi	Nanchong	$526
397 km or 247 mi	Shehong	$546
401 km or 249 mi	Baise	$571
402 km or 250 mi	Chongzhou	$581
403 km or 250 mi	Hechi	$575
420 km or 261 mi	Guanghan	$554
428 km or 266 mi	Yuxi	$611
430 km or 267 mi	Pengzhou	$572
434 km or 270 mi	Deyang	$549
439 km or 273 mi	Shifang	$540

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