Buenos Aires vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$2258
🏠 One person rent
$402
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$610
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$469
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$37.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$267
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
79
1
😀 Quality of life
72
22
🏙️ Population
3.12M
65.5K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 4% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 6099th and 6193rd ($909 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Argentina and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Argentina vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 1789th and 8799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$39.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$1459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$6.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$19.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$3719

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$672
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$808
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$620
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$783
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$770
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$777
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$773
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$540
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$717
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$777
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$779
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$481
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$764
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$790
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$756
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$766
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$801
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$812
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$769
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$672
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$760
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$752
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$771
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$627
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$751
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$801
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$748
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$740
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$683
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$770
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$759
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$749
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$728
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$748
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$757
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$721
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$754
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$767
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$742

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Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Trindade
$879
256 km or 159 mi Port-Gentil
$659
303 km or 188 mi Libreville
$702
375 km or 233 mi Bata
$1201
443 km or 275 mi Malabo
$812
492 km or 306 mi Port Harcourt
$651
494 km or 307 mi Limbe
$710
509 km or 316 mi Buea
$655
529 km or 328 mi Douala
$1368
537 km or 333 mi Aba
$638
543 km or 337 mi Calabar
$374
565 km or 351 mi Kumba
$933
574 km or 356 mi Owerri
$1686
584 km or 363 mi Umuahia
$906
587 km or 365 mi Warri
$886
649 km or 403 mi Onitsha
$1036
653 km or 406 mi Awka
$846
660 km or 410 mi Yaounde
$764
677 km or 421 mi Benin
$537
684 km or 425 mi Enugu
$469
702 km or 436 mi Bafoussam
$794
730 km or 454 mi Bamenda
$714
772 km or 480 mi Owo
$658
774 km or 481 mi Lagos
$1133
788 km or 490 mi Akure
$635
806 km or 501 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
822 km or 511 mi Porto-Novo
$710
824 km or 512 mi Cotonou
$755
827 km or 514 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
829 km or 515 mi Ife
$774
845 km or 525 mi Ibadan
$759
846 km or 526 mi Abeokuta
$1019
861 km or 535 mi Osogbo
$704
884 km or 549 mi Kayes
$531
889 km or 552 mi Lome
$711
890 km or 553 mi Oyo
$699
892 km or 555 mi Cabinda
$686
907 km or 564 mi Madingou
$531
924 km or 574 mi Gamboma
$531
926 km or 575 mi Abomey
$617