Damascus vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Damascus	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$638	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1494	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$291	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$523	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$55.7	$252
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	25	1
😀 Quality of life	34	22
🏙️ Population	2.69M	65.5K

The cost of living in Damascus is 29% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 7300th and 6047th ($638 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Syria and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Syria vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 7688th and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Sao Tome

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	Damascus	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.01	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.8	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.96	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$1.26	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$154	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$590	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$330	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.5	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.2	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.68%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1862	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.1	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.9	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.52	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.87	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.48	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.59	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.03	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$3.81	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.82	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.8	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.5	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$48.6	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1666	$3685

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Cities near Damascus

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Zahle	$912
75 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1709
81 km or 50 mi	Jounieh	$1020
83 km or 52 mi	Sidon	$798
83 km or 52 mi	Beirut	$1255
96 km or 59 mi	Safed	$1681
105 km or 65 mi	Tyre	$573
108 km or 67 mi	Tiberias	$1600
110 km or 68 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1647
111 km or 69 mi	Tripoli	$776
114 km or 71 mi	Irbid	$679
115 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$1633
116 km or 72 mi	Karmiel	$1531
117 km or 73 mi	Sakhnin	$1612
125 km or 78 mi	Tamra	$1655
125 km or 78 mi	Nahariya	$1616
126 km or 78 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1709
129 km or 80 mi	Nazareth	$1732
130 km or 81 mi	Acre	$1502
131 km or 81 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$1677
135 km or 84 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1742
136 km or 84 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1666
136 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1647
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1666
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1657
137 km or 85 mi	Afula	$1652
141 km or 88 mi	Homs	$456
142 km or 88 mi	Nesher	$1593
143 km or 89 mi	Jerash	$608
145 km or 90 mi	Haifa	$1645
145 km or 90 mi	Yokneam Illit	$1778
154 km or 95 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1756
163 km or 101 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$1731
168 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
169 km or 105 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$1728
173 km or 107 mi	Al-Salt	$552
173 km or 108 mi	Nablus	$877
174 km or 108 mi	Hadera	$1576
177 km or 110 mi	Amman	$994
184 km or 114 mi	Tayibe	$1902

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$900
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$668
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1121
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$741
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$655
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$601
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1265
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$621
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$384
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$764
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1611
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$883
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$881
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$972
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$805
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$747
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$558
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$462
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$555
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$553
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$651
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1113
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$634
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$709
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$779
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$776
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$695
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$523
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$755
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$677
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$676
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$519
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$522
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$590