Guangzhou vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$866
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$2222
🏠 One person rent
$333
$280
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$462
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$35.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
97
1
😀 Quality of life
75
21
🏙️ Population
18.7M
71.9K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 14% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 6607th and 6146th ($742 vs $866) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 955th and 8947th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$0.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$1.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
7.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$6.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$19.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$17.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$61.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$3475

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Trindade
$866
256 km or 159 mi Port-Gentil
$651
303 km or 188 mi Libreville
$697
375 km or 233 mi Bata
$1242
443 km or 275 mi Malabo
$990
492 km or 306 mi Port Harcourt
$327
494 km or 307 mi Limbe
$683
509 km or 316 mi Buea
$587
529 km or 328 mi Douala
$1300
537 km or 333 mi Aba
$233
543 km or 337 mi Calabar
$237
565 km or 351 mi Kumba
$860
574 km or 356 mi Owerri
$507
584 km or 363 mi Umuahia
$330
587 km or 365 mi Warri
$351
649 km or 403 mi Onitsha
$354
653 km or 406 mi Awka
$325
660 km or 410 mi Yaounde
$567
677 km or 421 mi Benin
$315
684 km or 425 mi Enugu
$290
702 km or 436 mi Bafoussam
$761
730 km or 454 mi Bamenda
$436
772 km or 480 mi Owo
$272
774 km or 481 mi Lagos
$448
788 km or 490 mi Akure
$243
806 km or 501 mi Pointe-Noire
$545
822 km or 511 mi Porto-Novo
$697
824 km or 512 mi Cotonou
$732
827 km or 514 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
829 km or 515 mi Ife
$250
845 km or 525 mi Ibadan
$262
846 km or 526 mi Abeokuta
$826
861 km or 535 mi Osogbo
$310
884 km or 549 mi Kayes
$510
889 km or 552 mi Lome
$678
890 km or 553 mi Oyo
$407
892 km or 555 mi Cabinda
$749
907 km or 564 mi Madingou
$509
924 km or 574 mi Gamboma
$510
926 km or 575 mi Abomey
$677