Dongguan vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$2253
🏠 One person rent
$250
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$626
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$252
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
69
1
😀 Quality of life
69
22
🏙️ Population
10.5M
65.5K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 27% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 7169th and 6047th ($656 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 2nd 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 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 2941st and 8798th 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
$2.41
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5615
$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$3685

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51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$774
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$916
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$601
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$461
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

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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