Hengyang vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hengyang	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$622	$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1492	$2477
🏠 One person rent	$246	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$551
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$571
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.3	$38.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$704	$218
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	43	1
😀 Quality of life	49	28
🏙️ Population	6.65M	65.5K

The cost of living in Hengyang is 41% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 7637th and 5224th ($622 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 136th 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 Hengyang compared to 0.2 months in Sao Tome. Hengyang ranked 143rd best city to live in China vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 6726th and 8852nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hengyang vs Sao Tome

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	Hengyang	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.7	$29.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.8	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.11	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$280	$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$189	$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$492	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$203	$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$62.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2989	$1452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2356	$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.5	$7.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$25.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.99	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.71	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.3	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.26	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.2	$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$317	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7438	$4068

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Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$584
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$634
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$527
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$603
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$584
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$564
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$750
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$612
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$592
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$569
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$571
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$618
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$765
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$660
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$593
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$818
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$487
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$543
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$897
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$571
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$595
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$546
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$766
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$572
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$511
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$547
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$537
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$587
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$590
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$568
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$777
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$625
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$548
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$526
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$596
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$589
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$1044
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$708
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1241
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$1413
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$755
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$665
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1363
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$674
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$397
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$849
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1774
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$961
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$926
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$1051
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$878
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$671
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$632
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$563
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$793
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$698
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$664
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1102
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$644
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$585
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$793
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$778
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$752
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$705
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$536
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$835
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$664
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$706
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$536
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$536
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$598