Budapest vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1109
$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2730
$2253
🏠 One person rent
$553
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$626
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$252
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
92
1
😀 Quality of life
79
22
🏙️ Population
1.69M
65.5K

The cost of living in Budapest is 23% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 4777th and 6047th ($1109 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Hungary and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Hungary vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 618th and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Budapest Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.45
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4106
$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2694
$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.79
$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.3
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.8
$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$374
$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11151
$3685

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$901
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$790
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$939
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$843
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$924
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$827
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$794
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$762
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$684
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$855
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$781
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1019
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$823
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$987
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$666
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$786
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$922
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$784
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$784
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1039
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1237
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$802
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$747
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1080
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$794
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$892
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1181
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$676
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$692
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$681
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$750
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1202
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1275
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$768
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$766
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$848
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1118
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1039

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