Dongguan vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dongguan	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1882	$2477
🏠 One person rent	$263	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$551
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$571
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.2	$38.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$752	$218
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	69	1
😀 Quality of life	72	28
🏙️ Population	10.5M	65.5K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 37% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 7341st and 5224th ($662 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 1st in China and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check China vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.2 months in Sao Tome. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 3389th and 8852nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Sao Tome

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	Dongguan	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$29.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$62.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6823	$1452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3488	$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$7.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$25.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.97	$21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$30	$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21416	$4068

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$758
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$878
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$589
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$608
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$518
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$829
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$662
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2414
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1746
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$777
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$766
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$827
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$941
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$816
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$818
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$892
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$765
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$579
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$809
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$766
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$451
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$669
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$454
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$589
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$750
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$780
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$773
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$897
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$697
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$693
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$546
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$634
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$622
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$574
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$598

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