Damascus vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$866
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$2222
🏠 One person rent
$225
$280
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$462
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$35.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
25
1
😀 Quality of life
36
21
🏙️ Population
2.5M
71.9K

The cost of living in Damascus is 33% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 7822nd and 6146th ($583 vs $866) 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 7665th and 8947th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$0.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.29
$1.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
7.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$6.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$19.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$17.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$61.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$3475

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Trindade
$866
256 km or 159 mi Port-Gentil
$651
303 km or 188 mi Libreville
$697
375 km or 233 mi Bata
$1242
443 km or 275 mi Malabo
$990
492 km or 306 mi Port Harcourt
$327
494 km or 307 mi Limbe
$683
509 km or 316 mi Buea
$587
529 km or 328 mi Douala
$1300
537 km or 333 mi Aba
$233
543 km or 337 mi Calabar
$237
565 km or 351 mi Kumba
$860
574 km or 356 mi Owerri
$507
584 km or 363 mi Umuahia
$330
587 km or 365 mi Warri
$351
649 km or 403 mi Onitsha
$354
653 km or 406 mi Awka
$325
660 km or 410 mi Yaounde
$567
677 km or 421 mi Benin
$315
684 km or 425 mi Enugu
$290
702 km or 436 mi Bafoussam
$761
730 km or 454 mi Bamenda
$436
772 km or 480 mi Owo
$272
774 km or 481 mi Lagos
$448
788 km or 490 mi Akure
$243
806 km or 501 mi Pointe-Noire
$545
822 km or 511 mi Porto-Novo
$697
824 km or 512 mi Cotonou
$732
827 km or 514 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
829 km or 515 mi Ife
$250
845 km or 525 mi Ibadan
$262
846 km or 526 mi Abeokuta
$826
861 km or 535 mi Osogbo
$310
884 km or 549 mi Kayes
$510
889 km or 552 mi Lome
$678
890 km or 553 mi Oyo
$407
892 km or 555 mi Cabinda
$749
907 km or 564 mi Madingou
$509
924 km or 574 mi Gamboma
$510
926 km or 575 mi Abomey
$677