Meru vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$2258
🏠 One person rent
$177
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$610
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$469
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$37.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
30
1
😀 Quality of life
25
22
🏙️ Population
42.7K
65.5K

The cost of living in Meru is 39% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 8393rd and 6193rd ($535 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Kenya vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 8584th and 8799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$39.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$1459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$6.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$19.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$3719

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$518
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$483
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$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
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$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
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$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545

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Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Trindade
$879
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$659
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$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
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$531
926 km or 575 mi Abomey
$617