Buenos Aires vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$866
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$2222
🏠 One person rent
$365
$280
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$462
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$35.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
79
1
😀 Quality of life
71
21
🏙️ Population
3.12M
71.9K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 9% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 6407th and 6146th ($791 vs $866) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 2311th and 8947th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.12
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$0.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$1.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
7.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$6.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$19.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$17.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$61.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$3475

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$645
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$657
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$650
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$608
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$658
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$658
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$643
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$589
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$648
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$639
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$705
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$650
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$642
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$654
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$536
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$547
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$683
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$624
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$598
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$644
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$540
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$639
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$678
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$665
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$666
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$559
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$558
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$679
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$629
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$579
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$597
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$577
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$626
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$623
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$581
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$623
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$581
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$605

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