Guangzhou vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$2258
🏠 One person rent
$333
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$610
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$469
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$37.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
97
1
😀 Quality of life
75
22
🏙️ Population
18.7M
65.5K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 13% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 6602nd and 6193rd ($763 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th 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 1.7 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 1036th and 8799th 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
$3.58
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$39.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$1459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$6.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$19.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$3719

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

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Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Trindade
$879
256 km or 159 mi Port-Gentil
$659
303 km or 188 mi Libreville
$702
375 km or 233 mi Bata
$1201
443 km or 275 mi Malabo
$812
492 km or 306 mi Port Harcourt
$651
494 km or 307 mi Limbe
$710
509 km or 316 mi Buea
$655
529 km or 328 mi Douala
$1368
537 km or 333 mi Aba
$638
543 km or 337 mi Calabar
$374
565 km or 351 mi Kumba
$933
574 km or 356 mi Owerri
$1686
584 km or 363 mi Umuahia
$906
587 km or 365 mi Warri
$886
649 km or 403 mi Onitsha
$1036
653 km or 406 mi Awka
$846
660 km or 410 mi Yaounde
$764
677 km or 421 mi Benin
$537
684 km or 425 mi Enugu
$469
702 km or 436 mi Bafoussam
$794
730 km or 454 mi Bamenda
$714
772 km or 480 mi Owo
$658
774 km or 481 mi Lagos
$1133
788 km or 490 mi Akure
$635
806 km or 501 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
822 km or 511 mi Porto-Novo
$710
824 km or 512 mi Cotonou
$755
827 km or 514 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
829 km or 515 mi Ife
$774
845 km or 525 mi Ibadan
$759
846 km or 526 mi Abeokuta
$1019
861 km or 535 mi Osogbo
$704
884 km or 549 mi Kayes
$531
889 km or 552 mi Lome
$711
890 km or 553 mi Oyo
$699
892 km or 555 mi Cabinda
$686
907 km or 564 mi Madingou
$531
924 km or 574 mi Gamboma
$531
926 km or 575 mi Abomey
$617