Boston vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$2482
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$512
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$582
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$40.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$248
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
1
😀 Quality of life
92
29
🏙️ Population
676K
65.5K

The cost of living in Boston is 249% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 30th and 5349th ($3638 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st 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 0.2 months in Sao Tome. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 94th and 8862nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$29.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$1.71
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$46.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$1094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$5.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$25.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$21.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$22.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$34.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$3421

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Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2921
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2837
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2771
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2808
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2980
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2986
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2786
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2939
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2405
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2803
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2859
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2894
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3006
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2629
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2854
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2871
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2867
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2852

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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
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$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