Damascus vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$2482
🏠 One person rent
$310
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$512
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$582
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$40.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$248
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
29
1
😀 Quality of life
40
29
🏙️ Population
2.69M
65.5K

The cost of living in Damascus is 35% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 7406th and 5349th ($675 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.2 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 7899th and 8862nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.24
$29.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$46.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$1094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$5.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$25.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$21.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$22.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$34.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$3421

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1005
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1106
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$865
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1353
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1973
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$676
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1870
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$842
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1770
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1873
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1934
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1894
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1981
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1766
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1909
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$385
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1856
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$740
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1930
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$546
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$978
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1887
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1013
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2207

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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