Boston vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3547
$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7979
$2253
🏠 One person rent
$2453
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$4007
$626
🍽️ Food expenses
$729
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5732
$252
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
1
😀 Quality of life
91
22
🏙️ Population
676K
65.5K

The cost of living in Boston is 294% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 24th and 6047th ($3547 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 2nd in the United States and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check the United States vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Boston compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Boston ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 103rd and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.6
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$101
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.36
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2794
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2107
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5075
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3386
$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10352
$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5877
$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.1
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.95
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.67
$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.05
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$195
$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2725
$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31112
$3685

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Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3805
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3101
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3627
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2936
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3088
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2948
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2922
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2320
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2943
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2834
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2906
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2803
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2939
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2784
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2883
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3131
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2740
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2813
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3088
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2601
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2873
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2824
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2774
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2783
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2934
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2922
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2732
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2882
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2403
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2805
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2844
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2851
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2592
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2848
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2833
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2861
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2825

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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