Guangzhou vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$2482
🏠 One person rent
$354
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$512
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$582
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$40.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$248
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
1
😀 Quality of life
74
29
🏙️ Population
18.7M
65.5K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 25% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 6835th and 5349th ($782 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 1st 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.2 months in Sao Tome. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 2285th and 8862nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Sao Tome

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Guangzhou Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$29.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$46.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$5.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$25.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$21.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$22.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$34.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$3421

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Trindade
$1042
256 km or 159 mi Port-Gentil
$699
303 km or 188 mi Libreville
$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