Damascus vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$2258
🏠 One person rent
$271
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$610
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$469
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$37.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
25
1
😀 Quality of life
32
22
🏙️ Population
2.58M
65.5K

The cost of living in Damascus is 23% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 7105th and 6193rd ($672 vs $878) 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 7854th and 8799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$39.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$1459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$6.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$19.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$3719

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Trindade
$879
256 km or 159 mi Port-Gentil
$659
303 km or 188 mi Libreville
$702
375 km or 233 mi Bata
$1201
443 km or 275 mi Malabo
$812
492 km or 306 mi Port Harcourt
$651
494 km or 307 mi Limbe
$710
509 km or 316 mi Buea
$655
529 km or 328 mi Douala
$1368
537 km or 333 mi Aba
$638
543 km or 337 mi Calabar
$374
565 km or 351 mi Kumba
$933
574 km or 356 mi Owerri
$1686
584 km or 363 mi Umuahia
$906
587 km or 365 mi Warri
$886
649 km or 403 mi Onitsha
$1036
653 km or 406 mi Awka
$846
660 km or 410 mi Yaounde
$764
677 km or 421 mi Benin
$537
684 km or 425 mi Enugu
$469
702 km or 436 mi Bafoussam
$794
730 km or 454 mi Bamenda
$714
772 km or 480 mi Owo
$658
774 km or 481 mi Lagos
$1133
788 km or 490 mi Akure
$635
806 km or 501 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
822 km or 511 mi Porto-Novo
$710
824 km or 512 mi Cotonou
$755
827 km or 514 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
829 km or 515 mi Ife
$774
845 km or 525 mi Ibadan
$759
846 km or 526 mi Abeokuta
$1019
861 km or 535 mi Osogbo
$704
884 km or 549 mi Kayes
$531
889 km or 552 mi Lome
$711
890 km or 553 mi Oyo
$699
892 km or 555 mi Cabinda
$686
907 km or 564 mi Madingou
$531
924 km or 574 mi Gamboma
$531
926 km or 575 mi Abomey
$617