Mexico City vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1331
$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3182
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$721
$343
🏘️ Family rent
$1296
$551
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$571
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.3
$38.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$218
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
92
1
😀 Quality of life
72
28
🏙️ Population
9.21M
65.5K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 27% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 4418th and 5224th ($1331 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 3317th and 8852nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Mexico City Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$29.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.1
$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.8
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.67
☕ Cappuccino
$4.26
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$988
$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1819
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1067
$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.8
$62.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.71%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3569
$1452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.33
$7.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$25.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.9
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$427
$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11015
$4068

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Trindade
$1044
256 km or 159 mi Port-Gentil
$660
303 km or 188 mi Libreville
$708
375 km or 233 mi Bata
$1241
443 km or 275 mi Malabo
$1413
492 km or 306 mi Port Harcourt
$676
494 km or 307 mi Limbe
$755
509 km or 316 mi Buea
$665
529 km or 328 mi Douala
$1363
537 km or 333 mi Aba
$674
543 km or 337 mi Calabar
$397
565 km or 351 mi Kumba
$849
574 km or 356 mi Owerri
$1774
584 km or 363 mi Umuahia
$961
587 km or 365 mi Warri
$926
649 km or 403 mi Onitsha
$1051
653 km or 406 mi Awka
$878
660 km or 410 mi Yaounde
$671
677 km or 421 mi Benin
$632
684 km or 425 mi Enugu
$563
702 km or 436 mi Bafoussam
$793
730 km or 454 mi Bamenda
$698
772 km or 480 mi Owo
$664
774 km or 481 mi Lagos
$1102
788 km or 490 mi Akure
$644
806 km or 501 mi Pointe-Noire
$585
822 km or 511 mi Porto-Novo
$743
824 km or 512 mi Cotonou
$793
827 km or 514 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
829 km or 515 mi Ife
$778
845 km or 525 mi Ibadan
$752
846 km or 526 mi Abeokuta
$1013
861 km or 535 mi Osogbo
$705
884 km or 549 mi Kayes
$536
889 km or 552 mi Lome
$835
890 km or 553 mi Oyo
$664
892 km or 555 mi Cabinda
$706
907 km or 564 mi Madingou
$536
924 km or 574 mi Gamboma
$536
926 km or 575 mi Abomey
$598