Guangzhou vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$774
$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2226
$2253
🏠 One person rent
$352
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$830
$626
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$79
$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$252
😷 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 14% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 6548th and 6047th ($774 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 1055th and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10125
$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4029
$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$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
$1.9
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.6
$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.72
$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70
$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14511
$3685

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$656
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650

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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