Dresden vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3749
$2482
🏠 One person rent
$706
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$512
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$582
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$40.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3314
$248
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
65
1
😀 Quality of life
92
29
🏙️ Population
566K
65.5K

The cost of living in Dresden is 47% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 3968th and 5349th ($1531 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th and 1st in Germany and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Germany vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 0.2 months in Sao Tome. Dresden ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 117th and 8862nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Sao Tome

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Dresden Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$29.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$1.71
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.91
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$46.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5211
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3268
$1094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$5.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$25.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.19
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$21.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$22.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$34.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16803
$3421

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$1460
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$1305
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1462
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$1227
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$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1494
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$1525
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$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1103
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1146
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1188
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1375
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$1188
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$1244
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$1196
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$1553

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Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Trindade
$1042
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$699
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$745
375 km or 233 mi Bata
$1239
443 km or 275 mi Malabo
$1344
492 km or 306 mi Port Harcourt
$618
494 km or 307 mi Limbe
$750
509 km or 316 mi Buea
$641
529 km or 328 mi Douala
$1254
537 km or 333 mi Aba
$601
543 km or 337 mi Calabar
$386
565 km or 351 mi Kumba
$834
574 km or 356 mi Owerri
$1555
584 km or 363 mi Umuahia
$849
587 km or 365 mi Warri
$878
649 km or 403 mi Onitsha
$922
653 km or 406 mi Awka
$785
660 km or 410 mi Yaounde
$668
677 km or 421 mi Benin
$655
684 km or 425 mi Enugu
$587
702 km or 436 mi Bafoussam
$750
730 km or 454 mi Bamenda
$687
772 km or 480 mi Owo
$594
774 km or 481 mi Lagos
$1022
788 km or 490 mi Akure
$578
806 km or 501 mi Pointe-Noire
$590
822 km or 511 mi Porto-Novo
$741
824 km or 512 mi Cotonou
$796
827 km or 514 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
829 km or 515 mi Ife
$775
845 km or 525 mi Ibadan
$759
846 km or 526 mi Abeokuta
$1017
861 km or 535 mi Osogbo
$659
884 km or 549 mi Kayes
$544
889 km or 552 mi Lome
$802
890 km or 553 mi Oyo
$665
892 km or 555 mi Cabinda
$695
907 km or 564 mi Madingou
$544
924 km or 574 mi Gamboma
$543
926 km or 575 mi Abomey
$612