Chisinau vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$866
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$2222
🏠 One person rent
$428
$280
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$462
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$35.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
51
1
😀 Quality of life
58
21
🏙️ Population
639K
71.9K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 6% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 6354th and 6146th ($810 vs $866) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Moldova and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Moldova vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 5671st and 8947th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$1.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
7.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$6.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$19.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$17.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$61.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$3475

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$767
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$820
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$464
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$487
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$783
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1111
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$802
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$839
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$976
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$730
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$892
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$737
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$557
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$670
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$758
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$743
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$683
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$748
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$746
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$639
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$704
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$369
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$548
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$758
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$527
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$401
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$928
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$739
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$898
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$962
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$868
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$678
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$654
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$701
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$846

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Trindade
$866
256 km or 159 mi Port-Gentil
$651
303 km or 188 mi Libreville
$697
375 km or 233 mi Bata
$1242
443 km or 275 mi Malabo
$990
492 km or 306 mi Port Harcourt
$327
494 km or 307 mi Limbe
$683
509 km or 316 mi Buea
$587
529 km or 328 mi Douala
$1300
537 km or 333 mi Aba
$233
543 km or 337 mi Calabar
$237
565 km or 351 mi Kumba
$860
574 km or 356 mi Owerri
$507
584 km or 363 mi Umuahia
$330
587 km or 365 mi Warri
$351
649 km or 403 mi Onitsha
$354
653 km or 406 mi Awka
$325
660 km or 410 mi Yaounde
$567
677 km or 421 mi Benin
$315
684 km or 425 mi Enugu
$290
702 km or 436 mi Bafoussam
$761
730 km or 454 mi Bamenda
$436
772 km or 480 mi Owo
$272
774 km or 481 mi Lagos
$448
788 km or 490 mi Akure
$243
806 km or 501 mi Pointe-Noire
$545
822 km or 511 mi Porto-Novo
$697
824 km or 512 mi Cotonou
$732
827 km or 514 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
829 km or 515 mi Ife
$250
845 km or 525 mi Ibadan
$262
846 km or 526 mi Abeokuta
$826
861 km or 535 mi Osogbo
$310
884 km or 549 mi Kayes
$510
889 km or 552 mi Lome
$678
890 km or 553 mi Oyo
$407
892 km or 555 mi Cabinda
$749
907 km or 564 mi Madingou
$509
924 km or 574 mi Gamboma
$510
926 km or 575 mi Abomey
$677