Chongqing vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chongqing	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1695	$2477
🏠 One person rent	$180	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$551
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$571
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.3	$38.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$914	$218
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	87	1
😀 Quality of life	74	28
🏙️ Population	32.1M	65.5K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 46% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 8185th and 5224th ($561 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd and 1st 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 1.6 months in Chongqing compared to 0.2 months in Sao Tome. Chongqing ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 2237th and 8852nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Sao Tome

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	Chongqing	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.82	$29.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$433	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$231	$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.8	$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32	$62.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.46	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2367	$1452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1345	$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$7.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$25.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.1	$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66	$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23821	$4068

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$542
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$569
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$575
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$562
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$565
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$645
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$541
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$573
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$551
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$598
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$538
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$570
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$583
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$551
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$591
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$538
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$557
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$601
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$599
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$635
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$563
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$571
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$563
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$528
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$569
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$557
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$552
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$588
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$558
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$544
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$536
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$580
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$567
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$587
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$562
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$568
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$571
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$537

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$1044
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$708
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1241
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$1413
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$755
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$665
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1363
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$674
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$397
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$849
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1774
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$961
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$926
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$1051
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$878
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$671
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$632
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$563
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$793
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$698
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$664
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1102
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$644
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$585
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$793
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$778
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$752
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$705
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$536
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$835
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$664
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$706
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$536
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$536
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$598