Foshan vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Foshan	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$208	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$754	$252
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	95	1
😀 Quality of life	70	22
🏙️ Population	9.5M	65.5K

The cost of living in Foshan is 32% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 7543rd and 6047th ($611 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th 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 1.2 months in Foshan compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 2601st and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Sao Tome

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	Foshan	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.41	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.7	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1806	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18096	$3685

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$774
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$804
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$461
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$656
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$794
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$812
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$653
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1588
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$823
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$916
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$601
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2432
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$877
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$764
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$803
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$818
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$755
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$758
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$936
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$761
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$756
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$771
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$724
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$569
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$655
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$443
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$702
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$761
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$451
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$581
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$522
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$598
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$579
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$609
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$590
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$650
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$642

Cities near Sao Tome

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