Isfahan vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Isfahan	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1618	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$211	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$639	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.9	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$240	$252
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	66	1
😀 Quality of life	48	22
🏙️ Population	1.96M	65.5K

The cost of living in Isfahan is 42% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 8454th and 6047th ($523 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 2nd in Iran and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Iran vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Isfahan compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 6375th and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Sao Tome

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	Isfahan	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.39	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$0.88	$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	$257	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$545	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.25	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.5%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.11	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.99	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.9	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.48	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$15.9	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.7	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.1	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$115	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.2	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.2	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$594	$3685

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$502
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$502
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$397
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$562
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$525
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$529
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$488
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$455
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$513
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$536
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$562
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$574
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$651
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$505
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$583
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$681
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$577
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$680
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$597
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$675
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$469
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$554
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$563
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$710
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$557
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$698
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$788
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$693
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$665
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$684
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$698
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$688

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