Hong Kong vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hong Kong	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2718	$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6205	$2477
🏠 One person rent	$1790	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$3191	$551
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$571
🚐 Transport expenses	$230	$38.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1245	$218
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	1
😀 Quality of life	83	28
🏙️ Population	7.41M	65.5K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 160% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 532nd and 5224th ($2718 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.2 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 548th and 8852nd 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	$8.11	$29.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.23	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.01	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.46	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2068	$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1498	$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3648	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2751	$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$62.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.9%	7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26310	$1452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16253	$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$7.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.12	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.5	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$25.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.72	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.7	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.1	$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1018	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22102	$4068

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$878
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$662
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1746
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$518
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$662
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$608
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$829
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$758
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$941
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$589
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$827
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$766
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$777
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$816
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$892
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$454
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$669
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$809
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$765
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$773
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$780
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$766
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$897
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$750
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$726
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$697
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$707
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$677
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$693
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$901
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$546
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598

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