Cairo vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$189
$343
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$551
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$571
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$38.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$218
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
84
1
😀 Quality of life
60
28
🏙️ Population
9.61M
65.5K

The cost of living in Cairo is 55% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 8802nd and 5224th ($473 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st 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 0.2 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 5895th and 8852nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$29.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.67
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$62.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$1452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$7.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$25.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$4068

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$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
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$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
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$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
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$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
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$306
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$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
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$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
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$1021
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Distance City Cost of living
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$1044
256 km or 159 mi Port-Gentil
$660
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$708
375 km or 233 mi Bata
$1241
443 km or 275 mi Malabo
$1413
492 km or 306 mi Port Harcourt
$676
494 km or 307 mi Limbe
$755
509 km or 316 mi Buea
$665
529 km or 328 mi Douala
$1363
537 km or 333 mi Aba
$674
543 km or 337 mi Calabar
$397
565 km or 351 mi Kumba
$849
574 km or 356 mi Owerri
$1774
584 km or 363 mi Umuahia
$961
587 km or 365 mi Warri
$926
649 km or 403 mi Onitsha
$1051
653 km or 406 mi Awka
$878
660 km or 410 mi Yaounde
$671
677 km or 421 mi Benin
$632
684 km or 425 mi Enugu
$563
702 km or 436 mi Bafoussam
$793
730 km or 454 mi Bamenda
$698
772 km or 480 mi Owo
$664
774 km or 481 mi Lagos
$1102
788 km or 490 mi Akure
$644
806 km or 501 mi Pointe-Noire
$585
822 km or 511 mi Porto-Novo
$743
824 km or 512 mi Cotonou
$793
827 km or 514 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
829 km or 515 mi Ife
$778
845 km or 525 mi Ibadan
$752
846 km or 526 mi Abeokuta
$1013
861 km or 535 mi Osogbo
$705
884 km or 549 mi Kayes
$536
889 km or 552 mi Lome
$835
890 km or 553 mi Oyo
$664
892 km or 555 mi Cabinda
$706
907 km or 564 mi Madingou
$536
924 km or 574 mi Gamboma
$536
926 km or 575 mi Abomey
$598