Mexico City vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1428
$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3399
$2482
🏠 One person rent
$774
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$512
🍽️ Food expenses
$431
$582
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$40.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1028
$248
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
93
1
😀 Quality of life
72
29
🏙️ Population
9.21M
65.5K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 37% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 4274th and 5349th ($1428 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Mexico and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Mexico vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mexico City compared to 0.2 months in Sao Tome. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 3354th and 8862nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Sao Tome

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Mexico City Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.7
$29.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$1.71
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1035
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1886
$490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$46.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.35%
7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3740
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2224
$1094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.19
$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$5.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$25.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.92
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.33
$21.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.8
$22.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.3
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$34.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$473
$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11420
$3421

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023

Cities near Sao Tome

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