Minsk vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$2258
🏠 One person rent
$350
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$610
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$469
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$37.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$641
$267
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
62
1
😀 Quality of life
67
22
🏙️ Population
1.99M
65.5K

The cost of living in Minsk is 18% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 6834th and 6193rd ($717 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Belarus and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Belarus vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 3775th and 8799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Sao Tome

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Minsk Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.7
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$39.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53
$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.54%
7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$1459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$6.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.57
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$19.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$302
$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10290
$3719

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795

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