Minsk vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$836
$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2112
$2482
🏠 One person rent
$408
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$716
$512
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$582
🚐 Transport expenses
$54
$40.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$248
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
59
1
😀 Quality of life
68
29
🏙️ Population
2M
65.5K

The cost of living in Minsk is 20% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 6618th and 5349th ($836 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.8 months in Minsk compared to 0.2 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 4692nd and 8862nd 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
$10.5
$29.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.71
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$494
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$46.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.58%
7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2225
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$1094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.49
$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$5.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$25.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.5
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.14
$21.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$22.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$44
$34.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12897
$3421

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882

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