Damascus vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$315
$343
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$551
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$571
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$38.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$218
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
28
1
😀 Quality of life
39
28
🏙️ Population
2.69M
65.5K

The cost of living in Damascus is 36% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 7287th and 5224th ($671 vs $1046) 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 7834th and 8852nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.99
$29.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.67
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$62.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$1452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$7.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$25.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$4068

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108

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