Chisinau vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$2409
🏠 One person rent
$535
$322
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$515
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$552
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
52
1
😀 Quality of life
62
29
🏙️ Population
567K
65.5K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 4% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 5780th and 5493rd ($969 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.4 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 5599th and 8825th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.77
$25.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$1.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$81.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$69.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
7.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$1893
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$1191
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$9.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$20.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$8.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$20.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$2877

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$789
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$690
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$572
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$774
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$954
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$855
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1048
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$799
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$809
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$823
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$727
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$694
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$641
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$807
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$840
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$906
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$857
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$874
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$870
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$834
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$529
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$572
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$801
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$409
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1120
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$771
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1041
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1119
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$896
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$725
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$716
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$722
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$995

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Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Trindade
$1013
256 km or 159 mi Port-Gentil
$698
303 km or 188 mi Libreville
$743
375 km or 233 mi Bata
$1209
443 km or 275 mi Malabo
$1272
492 km or 306 mi Port Harcourt
$559
494 km or 307 mi Limbe
$738
509 km or 316 mi Buea
$627
529 km or 328 mi Douala
$1156
537 km or 333 mi Aba
$591
543 km or 337 mi Calabar
$373
565 km or 351 mi Kumba
$821
574 km or 356 mi Owerri
$1364
584 km or 363 mi Umuahia
$773
587 km or 365 mi Warri
$786
649 km or 403 mi Onitsha
$795
653 km or 406 mi Awka
$693
660 km or 410 mi Yaounde
$666
677 km or 421 mi Benin
$627
684 km or 425 mi Enugu
$564
702 km or 436 mi Bafoussam
$759
730 km or 454 mi Bamenda
$699
772 km or 480 mi Owo
$531
774 km or 481 mi Lagos
$946
788 km or 490 mi Akure
$488
806 km or 501 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
822 km or 511 mi Porto-Novo
$768
824 km or 512 mi Cotonou
$830
827 km or 514 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
829 km or 515 mi Ife
$670
845 km or 525 mi Ibadan
$658
846 km or 526 mi Abeokuta
$995
861 km or 535 mi Osogbo
$575
884 km or 549 mi Kayes
$533
889 km or 552 mi Lome
$759
890 km or 553 mi Oyo
$639
892 km or 555 mi Cabinda
$673
907 km or 564 mi Madingou
$531
924 km or 574 mi Gamboma
$531
926 km or 575 mi Abomey
$596