Luoyang vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luoyang	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$505	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1437	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$148	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$263	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.3	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$578	$252
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	34	1
😀 Quality of life	40	22
🏙️ Population	7.06M	65.5K

The cost of living in Luoyang is 44% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 8612th and 6047th ($505 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 510th and 2nd in China and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check China vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Luoyang compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Luoyang ranked 237th best city to live in China vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 6957th and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luoyang vs Sao Tome

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	Luoyang	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.11	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.1	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.82	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$351	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$184	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.1	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.01	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.44%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1978	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1308	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.11	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.44	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.46	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.41	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.82	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.66	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.42	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.53	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.4	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.48	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.1	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16348	$3685

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Luoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi	Yanshi	$509
43 km or 27 mi	Mengzhou	$505
49 km or 31 mi	Jiyuan	$520
52 km or 32 mi	Gongyi	$522
60 km or 37 mi	Dengfeng	$529
66 km or 41 mi	Ruzhou	$538
67 km or 41 mi	Qinyang	$504
88 km or 55 mi	Xinmi	$528
90 km or 56 mi	Xingyang	$519
97 km or 60 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
100 km or 62 mi	Jincheng	$547
112 km or 69 mi	Yuzhou	$552
113 km or 70 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
113 km or 70 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
123 km or 76 mi	Xinzheng	$538
131 km or 81 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
133 km or 82 mi	Changge	$547
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$573
137 km or 85 mi	Yuncheng	$586
142 km or 88 mi	Lingbao	$559
143 km or 89 mi	Houma	$540
146 km or 91 mi	Xuchang	$586
151 km or 94 mi	Xinxiang	$575
153 km or 95 mi	Huixian	$551
170 km or 106 mi	Weihui	$571
176 km or 109 mi	Kaifeng	$545
179 km or 111 mi	Linfen	$569
181 km or 113 mi	Changzhi	$726
182 km or 113 mi	Wugang	$571
183 km or 113 mi	Yongji	$558
185 km or 115 mi	Nanyang	$632
188 km or 117 mi	Hejin	$554
189 km or 117 mi	Luohe	$591
201 km or 125 mi	Linzhou	$588
202 km or 126 mi	Hancheng	$558
208 km or 129 mi	Hebi	$625
219 km or 136 mi	Changyuan	$787
222 km or 138 mi	Dengzhou	$600
222 km or 138 mi	Huozhou	$543
234 km or 146 mi	Zhoukou	$580

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