Dhaka vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$118	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$252
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	72	1
😀 Quality of life	54	22
🏙️ Population	16.8M	65.5K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 52% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 8899th and 6047th ($430 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Bangladesh and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 5971st and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dhaka	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$3685

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$900
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$668
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1121
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$741
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$655
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$601
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1265
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$621
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$384
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$764
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1611
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$883
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$881
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$972
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$805
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$747
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$558
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$462
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$555
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$553
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$651
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1113
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$634
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$709
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$779
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$776
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$695
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$523
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$755
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$677
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$676
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$519
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$522
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$590