Karachi vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$168
$343
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$551
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$571
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$38.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$218
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
63
1
😀 Quality of life
54
28
🏙️ Population
14.9M
65.5K

The cost of living in Karachi is 59% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 8915th and 5224th ($430 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Pakistan and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 0.2 months in Sao Tome. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 6371st and 8852nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.75
$29.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$62.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$1452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$7.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$25.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$4068

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$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558

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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