Charlotte vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2403
$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5638
$2482
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$2444
$512
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$582
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$40.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4246
$248
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
68
1
😀 Quality of life
89
29
🏙️ Population
875K
65.5K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 131% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 1073rd and 5349th ($2403 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 918th and 1st in the United States and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check the United States vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 0.2 months in Sao Tome. Charlotte ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 283rd and 8862nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$29.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.71
☕ Cappuccino
$5.24
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1623
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2971
$490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2035
$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$46.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2433
$1094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.21
$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.35
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$5.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$25.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.95
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.04
$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.09
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.86
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$21.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$22.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.4
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$34.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1516
$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24528
$3421

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$2195
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$2174
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2113
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2159
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2078
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$1963
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1968
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2027
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2002
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2126
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1978
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2158
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2080
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2067
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1736
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1913
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2089
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2030
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2079
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1873
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2081
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2122
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1917
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2202
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2221
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2036
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1858
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2324
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1951
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2410
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1853
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1769
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1943
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2123
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2709
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2091
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2159
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2308
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$1987
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1952

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$1042
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$699
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$745
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$1239
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$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
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$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