Changsha vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changsha	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1727	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$190	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$504	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$796	$252
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	95	1
😀 Quality of life	68	22
🏙️ Population	10M	65.5K

The cost of living in Changsha is 36% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 7932nd and 6047th ($577 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 2nd in China and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check China vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 3100th and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Sao Tome

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	Changsha	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.5	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5493	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.1	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8619	$3685

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$582
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$570
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$586
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$563
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$579
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$596
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$590
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$569
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$590
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$480
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$549
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$533
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$564
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$591
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$635
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$600
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$609
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$591
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$556
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$724
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$561
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$619
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$645
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$506
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$656
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$679
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$638
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$600
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$660
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$613
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$558

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$900
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$668
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1121
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$741
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$655
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$601
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1265
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$621
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$384
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$764
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1611
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$883
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$881
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$972
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$805
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$747
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$558
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$462
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$555
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$553
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$651
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1113
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$634
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$709
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$779
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$776
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$695
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$523
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$755
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$677
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$676
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$519
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$522
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$590