Hong Kong vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2753
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6771
$2258
🏠 One person rent
$1851
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$3862
$610
🍽️ Food expenses
$522
$469
🚐 Transport expenses
$223
$37.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4007
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
1
😀 Quality of life
88
22
🏙️ Population
7.41M
65.5K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 214% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 379th and 6193rd ($2753 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 Hong Kong compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 205th and 8799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Sao Tome

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Hong Kong Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.31
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.09
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.44
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2262
$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1530
$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4948
$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3273
$496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$39.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$29105
$1459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18561
$231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.8
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.2
$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$6.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$95
$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$19.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.4
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1053
$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22381
$3719

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623

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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