Hyderabad, India vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hyderabad	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$462	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1121	$2482
🏠 One person rent	$167	$323
🏘️ Family rent	$283	$512
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.9	$40.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$331	$248
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	65	1
😀 Quality of life	64	29
🏙️ Population	9.31M	65.5K

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 56% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 8848th and 5349th ($462 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in India and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check India vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Hyderabad, India compared to 0.2 months in Sao Tome. Hyderabad, India ranked 9th best city to live in India vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 5452nd and 8862nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hyderabad, India vs Sao Tome

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	Hyderabad	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.06	$29.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.6	$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.99	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$1.71
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$117	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$354	$490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.1	$46.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.26	$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.22%	7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1411	$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$825	$1094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.7	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.09	$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$5.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.65	$25.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.99	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.87	$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.42	$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.72	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.2	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.3	$21.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8	$22.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.62	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.8	$34.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.4	$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2573	$3421

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Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$391
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$343
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$266
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$337
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$345
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$301
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$254
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$338
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$264
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$329
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$341
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$385
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$376
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$321
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$276
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$346
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$287
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$306
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$334
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$282
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$292
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$359
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$319
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$346
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$315
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$262
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$367
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$295
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$533
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$291
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$301
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$286
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$347
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$282
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$282
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$334
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$322
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$548
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$349
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$296

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$1042
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$699
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$745
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1239
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$1344
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$618
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$750
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$641
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1254
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$601
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$386
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$834
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1555
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$849
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$878
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$922
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$785
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$668
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$655
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$587
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$750
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$687
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$594
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1022
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$578
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$590
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$741
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$796
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$631
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$775
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$759
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1017
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$659
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$544
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$802
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$665
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$695
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$544
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$543
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$612