Essen vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$2482
🏠 One person rent
$682
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$512
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$582
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$40.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$248
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
1
😀 Quality of life
95
29
🏙️ Population
587K
65.5K

The cost of living in Essen is 50% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 3860th and 5349th ($1561 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th 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 Essen compared to 0.2 months in Sao Tome. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 17th and 8862nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Sao Tome

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Essen Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$29.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$1.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$46.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$1094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$5.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$25.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$21.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$22.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$34.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$3421

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

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Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Trindade
$1042
256 km or 159 mi Port-Gentil
$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