Maoming vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Maoming	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$774	$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2098	$2258
🏠 One person rent	$416	$282
🏘️ Family rent	$793	$610
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$469
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.8	$37.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$994	$267
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	29	1
😀 Quality of life	44	22
🏙️ Population	6.17M	65.5K

The cost of living in Maoming is 12% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 6548th and 6193rd ($774 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th 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 1.3 months in Maoming compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Maoming ranked 132nd best city to live in China vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 6627th and 8799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maoming vs Sao Tome

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	Maoming	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.15	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.2	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.9	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$970	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.7	$39.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.5	$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.69%	7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6440	$1459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3663	$231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.65	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.73	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.04	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$6.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.65	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.97	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.14	$19.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.5	$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.2	$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.9	$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.2	$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$519	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18483	$3719

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Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$774
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$895
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$794
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$839
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$660
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$671
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$824
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$819
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$725
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$614
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$830
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$491
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$595
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$602
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1590
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$641
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$623
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$763
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$572
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$780
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$808
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$678
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$607
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$958
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2427
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$586
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$783
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$577
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$629
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$592
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$538
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$778
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$852
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$601
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$606
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$801
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$1014

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$879
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$702
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1201
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$812
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$651
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$710
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$655
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1368
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$638
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$374
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$933
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1686
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$906
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$886
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$1036
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$846
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$764
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$537
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$469
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$794
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$714
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$658
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1133
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$635
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$755
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$774
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$759
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$704
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$531
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$711
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$699
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$686
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$531
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$531
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$617