Giza vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Giza	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$318	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$90.3	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$183	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$154	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$23.7	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$138	$252
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	83	1
😀 Quality of life	56	22
🏙️ Population	5.6M	65.5K

The cost of living in Giza is 65% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 9160th and 6047th ($318 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 2nd in Egypt and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Egypt vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Giza compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Giza ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 5740th and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Giza vs Sao Tome

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	Giza	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.13	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.7	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$1.08	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.8	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$66.3	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$279	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$131	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.12	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.6	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.86%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$603	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$314	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$1.96	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.39	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.28	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.27	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.26	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.11	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.96	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.57	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.59	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.82	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.5	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.68	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.01	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.4	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$49.6	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1943	$3685

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Giza

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Cairo	$417
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
22 km or 14 mi	Helwan	$335
50 km or 31 mi	Benha	$300
63 km or 39 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
68 km or 42 mi	Zagazig	$307
87 km or 54 mi	Faiyum	$325
88 km or 55 mi	Tanta	$288
106 km or 66 mi	Beni Suef	$319
106 km or 66 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
117 km or 73 mi	Mansoura	$301
120 km or 74 mi	Ismailia	$295
128 km or 79 mi	Suez	$272
136 km or 84 mi	Damanhur	$268
163 km or 101 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
167 km or 104 mi	Damietta	$298
172 km or 107 mi	Port Said	$276
181 km or 113 mi	Alexandria	$316
219 km or 136 mi	Minya	$339
314 km or 195 mi	Asyut	$290
352 km or 219 mi	Gaza	$640
355 km or 221 mi	Ofakim	$1684
358 km or 223 mi	Netivot	$1742
361 km or 225 mi	Dahab	$381
365 km or 227 mi	Eilat	$1577
365 km or 227 mi	Sderot	$1732
370 km or 230 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
370 km or 230 mi	Aqaba	$809
370 km or 230 mi	Beersheba	$1471
372 km or 231 mi	Rahat	$1686
378 km or 235 mi	El Gouna	$336
383 km or 238 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
384 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
384 km or 238 mi	Ashdod	$1837
384 km or 239 mi	Dimona	$1716
386 km or 240 mi	Sohag	$360
388 km or 241 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
395 km or 246 mi	Yavne	$1884
398 km or 247 mi	Hurghada	$342
401 km or 249 mi	Dura	$813

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