Dresden vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1555
$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3707
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$755
$343
🏘️ Family rent
$1271
$551
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$571
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$38.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3206
$218
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
65
1
😀 Quality of life
89
28
🏙️ Population
566K
65.5K

The cost of living in Dresden is 49% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 3768th and 5224th ($1555 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 462nd 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 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.2 months in Sao Tome. Dresden ranked 28th best city to live in Germany vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 263rd and 8852nd 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
$13.8
$29.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.15
$1.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$491
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$62.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5084
$1452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3851
$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.74
$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.2
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$7.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$25.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.15
$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.55
$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14681
$4068

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$1473
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1448
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1301
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1436
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1182
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1408
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$986
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1063
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1432
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1489
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1486
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1446
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1028
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1385
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1196
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1211
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1125
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1374
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1435
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1491
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1471
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1427
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1251
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1428
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1363
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1396
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1084
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1195
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1601
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1690
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1207
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1337
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1187
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1117
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1563

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Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Trindade
$1044
256 km or 159 mi Port-Gentil
$660
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$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