Mashhad vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mashhad	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$508	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1452	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$169	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$391	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.7	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$216	$252
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	46	1
😀 Quality of life	50	22
🏙️ Population	3M	65.5K

The cost of living in Mashhad is 44% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 8574th and 6047th ($508 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 2nd in Iran and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Iran vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 6227th and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Sao Tome

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	Mashhad	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.51	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.99	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.5	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$1.08	$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	$194	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.75	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.5	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.07%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1263	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$773	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.35	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.48	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.23	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.02	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.16	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$7.94	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.89	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.22	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.6	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.99	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.9	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$68	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$618	$3685

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Mashhad

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Nishapur	$509
120 km or 75 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$521
132 km or 82 mi	Quchan	$515
150 km or 93 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$550
157 km or 98 mi	Kashmar	$521
174 km or 108 mi	Sabzevar	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Anau	$1553
212 km or 132 mi	Ashgabat	$1584
240 km or 149 mi	Bojnord	$510
245 km or 152 mi	Mary	$1503
304 km or 189 mi	Baherden	$1541
317 km or 197 mi	Herat	$512
384 km or 239 mi	Birjand	$574
409 km or 254 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$495
411 km or 255 mi	Shahrud	$598
461 km or 287 mi	Gorgan	$685
467 km or 290 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
551 km or 342 mi	Sheberghan	$414
566 km or 351 mi	Semnan	$580
572 km or 355 mi	Bukhara	$431
586 km or 364 mi	Sari	$658
604 km or 375 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
612 km or 380 mi	Zabol	$552
614 km or 381 mi	Dasoguz	$1535
615 km or 382 mi	Qarshi	$484
620 km or 385 mi	Babol	$458
649 km or 403 mi	Amol	$557
673 km or 418 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
684 km or 425 mi	Lashkargah	$476
685 km or 425 mi	Nukus	$392
687 km or 427 mi	Yazd	$573
703 km or 437 mi	Pardis	$665
710 km or 441 mi	Kerman	$464
719 km or 447 mi	Pakdasht	$680
726 km or 451 mi	Varamin	$651
730 km or 454 mi	Qarchak	$681
733 km or 456 mi	Golestan	$714
737 km or 458 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
738 km or 459 mi	Ray	$710
739 km or 459 mi	Tehran	$788

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