Dar es Salaam vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$866
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$2222
🏠 One person rent
$315
$280
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$462
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$35.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
44
1
😀 Quality of life
55
21
🏙️ Population
4.72M
71.9K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 17% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 6696th and 6146th ($720 vs $866) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Tanzania and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 5965th and 8947th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Sao Tome

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Dar es Salaam Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.12
$1.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
7.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$6.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$19.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$17.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$61.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$3475

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$762
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$706
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$600
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$622
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$493
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$581
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$536
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$571
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$524
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$646
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$457
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$530
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$587
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1144
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$338
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$486
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$439
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$585
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$337
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$493
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1127
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$441
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1165
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$405
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$335
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$424
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$332
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1176
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$367
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$557
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$332
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$557
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$326
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$542
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$446
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$547
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$448
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$449

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