Hefei vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$205	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$252
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	93	1
😀 Quality of life	66	22
🏙️ Population	9.37M	65.5K

The cost of living in Hefei is 31% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 7405th and 6047th ($625 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th 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 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 3963rd and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Sao Tome

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	Hefei	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$3685

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665

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