Karachi vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$2482
🏠 One person rent
$163
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$512
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$582
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$40.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$248
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
63
1
😀 Quality of life
54
29
🏙️ Population
14.9M
65.5K

The cost of living in Karachi is 58% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 8914th and 5349th ($434 vs $1042) 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 0.4 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 6414th and 8862nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Sao Tome

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Karachi Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$29.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$46.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$1094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$5.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$25.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$21.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$22.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$34.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$3421

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$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561

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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