Karachi vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$866
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$2222
🏠 One person rent
$174
$280
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$462
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$35.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$298
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
63
1
😀 Quality of life
53
21
🏙️ Population
14.9M
71.9K

The cost of living in Karachi is 52% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 8902nd and 6146th ($417 vs $866) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.3 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 6078th and 8947th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$0.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$1.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
7.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$6.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$19.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$17.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$61.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$3475

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$297
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$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546

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Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Trindade
$866
256 km or 159 mi Port-Gentil
$651
303 km or 188 mi Libreville
$697
375 km or 233 mi Bata
$1242
443 km or 275 mi Malabo
$990
492 km or 306 mi Port Harcourt
$327
494 km or 307 mi Limbe
$683
509 km or 316 mi Buea
$587
529 km or 328 mi Douala
$1300
537 km or 333 mi Aba
$233
543 km or 337 mi Calabar
$237
565 km or 351 mi Kumba
$860
574 km or 356 mi Owerri
$507
584 km or 363 mi Umuahia
$330
587 km or 365 mi Warri
$351
649 km or 403 mi Onitsha
$354
653 km or 406 mi Awka
$325
660 km or 410 mi Yaounde
$567
677 km or 421 mi Benin
$315
684 km or 425 mi Enugu
$290
702 km or 436 mi Bafoussam
$761
730 km or 454 mi Bamenda
$436
772 km or 480 mi Owo
$272
774 km or 481 mi Lagos
$448
788 km or 490 mi Akure
$243
806 km or 501 mi Pointe-Noire
$545
822 km or 511 mi Porto-Novo
$697
824 km or 512 mi Cotonou
$732
827 km or 514 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
829 km or 515 mi Ife
$250
845 km or 525 mi Ibadan
$262
846 km or 526 mi Abeokuta
$826
861 km or 535 mi Osogbo
$310
884 km or 549 mi Kayes
$510
889 km or 552 mi Lome
$678
890 km or 553 mi Oyo
$407
892 km or 555 mi Cabinda
$749
907 km or 564 mi Madingou
$509
924 km or 574 mi Gamboma
$510
926 km or 575 mi Abomey
$677