Crete vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1360
$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3211
$2482
🏠 One person rent
$647
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$1121
$512
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$582
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$40.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1212
$248
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
32
1
😀 Quality of life
64
29
🏙️ Population
623K
65.5K

The cost of living in Crete is 30% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 4439th and 5349th ($1360 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Greece and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Greece vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 0.2 months in Sao Tome. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 5413th and 8862nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Sao Tome

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Crete Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$29.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.7
$1.71
☕ Cappuccino
$4
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1110
$490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$46.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37
$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.43%
7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4150
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$1094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.9
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$5.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$25.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.01
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.41
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.1
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$21.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.5
$22.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$34.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5304
$3421

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1329
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1207
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1320
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1900
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$2084
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$937
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1497
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1663
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1318
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1240
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1169
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1462
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1187
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1069
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1192
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1426
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1322
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1139
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1046
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1165
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1031
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$893
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$359
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$822
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1272
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1199
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$360
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$803
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$627
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$1040
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$724
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$897
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$680
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1104
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$767

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Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Trindade
$1042
256 km or 159 mi Port-Gentil
$699
303 km or 188 mi Libreville
$745
375 km or 233 mi Bata
$1239
443 km or 275 mi Malabo
$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
584 km or 363 mi Umuahia
$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