Boston vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3345
$866
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7700
$2222
🏠 One person rent
$2257
$280
🏘️ Family rent
$3867
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$739
$462
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$35.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5860
$298
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
1
😀 Quality of life
92
21
🏙️ Population
676K
71.9K

The cost of living in Boston is 286% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 35th and 6146th ($3345 vs $866) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 1.8 months in Boston compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Boston ranked 10th best city to live in the United States vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 83rd and 8947th among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.1
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.5
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.95
$0.65
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$1.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2636
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1919
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4850
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3294
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
7.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11687
$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6831
$224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$6.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.14
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.29
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.02
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$19.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$165
$17.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$61.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2399
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27937
$3475

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Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3795
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3105
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3630
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2892
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3114
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2953
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2770
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2989
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3022
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$3023
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2958
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2802
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2947
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2820
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2890
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2841
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2761
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2846
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3042
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2618
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2847
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2723
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2746
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2915
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2905
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2698
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2859
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2338
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2677
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2773
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2556
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2823
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$2537
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2522
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2594
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2787
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2395
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2750

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Trindade
$866
256 km or 159 mi Port-Gentil
$651
303 km or 188 mi Libreville
$697
375 km or 233 mi Bata
$1242
443 km or 275 mi Malabo
$990
492 km or 306 mi Port Harcourt
$327
494 km or 307 mi Limbe
$683
509 km or 316 mi Buea
$587
529 km or 328 mi Douala
$1300
537 km or 333 mi Aba
$233
543 km or 337 mi Calabar
$237
565 km or 351 mi Kumba
$860
574 km or 356 mi Owerri
$507
584 km or 363 mi Umuahia
$330
587 km or 365 mi Warri
$351
649 km or 403 mi Onitsha
$354
653 km or 406 mi Awka
$325
660 km or 410 mi Yaounde
$567
677 km or 421 mi Benin
$315
684 km or 425 mi Enugu
$290
702 km or 436 mi Bafoussam
$761
730 km or 454 mi Bamenda
$436
772 km or 480 mi Owo
$272
774 km or 481 mi Lagos
$448
788 km or 490 mi Akure
$243
806 km or 501 mi Pointe-Noire
$545
822 km or 511 mi Porto-Novo
$697
824 km or 512 mi Cotonou
$732
827 km or 514 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
829 km or 515 mi Ife
$250
845 km or 525 mi Ibadan
$262
846 km or 526 mi Abeokuta
$826
861 km or 535 mi Osogbo
$310
884 km or 549 mi Kayes
$510
889 km or 552 mi Lome
$678
890 km or 553 mi Oyo
$407
892 km or 555 mi Cabinda
$749
907 km or 564 mi Madingou
$509
924 km or 574 mi Gamboma
$510
926 km or 575 mi Abomey
$677