Cairo vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cairo	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$424	$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1086	$2258
🏠 One person rent	$162	$282
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$610
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$469
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.4	$37.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$152	$267
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	83	1
😀 Quality of life	57	22
🏙️ Population	9.61M	65.5K

The cost of living in Cairo is 52% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 8926th and 6193rd ($424 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Egypt and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Egypt vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 5583rd and 8799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Sao Tome

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	Cairo	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.97	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$266	$496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.3	$39.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.49	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.85%	7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$1459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.83	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.73	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.27	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$6.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$19.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.75	$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1916	$3719

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$323
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$345
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$335
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$327
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$315
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$339
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$334
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$306
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$310
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$303
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$308
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$291
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$282
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$310
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$357
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$306
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$609
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1607
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1713
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1727
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$393
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1536
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1372
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1632
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$694
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1775
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1657
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$294
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1815
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$847
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1741

Cities near Sao Tome

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