Cairo vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$2482
🏠 One person rent
$201
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$512
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$582
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$40.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$248
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
83
1
😀 Quality of life
63
29
🏙️ Population
9.8M
65.5K

The cost of living in Cairo is 51% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 8680th and 5349th ($506 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 5610th and 8862nd 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
$4.85
$29.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.71
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$46.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$1094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$5.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$25.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$21.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$22.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$34.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$3421

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26 km or 16 mi Helwan
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$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066

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Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Trindade
$1042
256 km or 159 mi Port-Gentil
$699
303 km or 188 mi Libreville
$745
375 km or 233 mi Bata
$1239
443 km or 275 mi Malabo
$1344
492 km or 306 mi Port Harcourt
$618
494 km or 307 mi Limbe
$750
509 km or 316 mi Buea
$641
529 km or 328 mi Douala
$1254
537 km or 333 mi Aba
$601
543 km or 337 mi Calabar
$386
565 km or 351 mi Kumba
$834
574 km or 356 mi Owerri
$1555
584 km or 363 mi Umuahia
$849
587 km or 365 mi Warri
$878
649 km or 403 mi Onitsha
$922
653 km or 406 mi Awka
$785
660 km or 410 mi Yaounde
$668
677 km or 421 mi Benin
$655
684 km or 425 mi Enugu
$587
702 km or 436 mi Bafoussam
$750
730 km or 454 mi Bamenda
$687
772 km or 480 mi Owo
$594
774 km or 481 mi Lagos
$1022
788 km or 490 mi Akure
$578
806 km or 501 mi Pointe-Noire
$590
822 km or 511 mi Porto-Novo
$741
824 km or 512 mi Cotonou
$796
827 km or 514 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
829 km or 515 mi Ife
$775
845 km or 525 mi Ibadan
$759
846 km or 526 mi Abeokuta
$1017
861 km or 535 mi Osogbo
$659
884 km or 549 mi Kayes
$544
889 km or 552 mi Lome
$802
890 km or 553 mi Oyo
$665
892 km or 555 mi Cabinda
$695
907 km or 564 mi Madingou
$544
924 km or 574 mi Gamboma
$543
926 km or 575 mi Abomey
$612