Moscow vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1585
$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3752
$2482
🏠 One person rent
$959
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$1694
$512
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$582
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$40.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1020
$248
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
1
😀 Quality of life
72
29
🏙️ Population
13.3M
65.5K

The cost of living in Moscow is 52% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 3728th and 5349th ($1585 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Russia and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Russia vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 0.2 months in Sao Tome. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 3206th and 8862nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$29.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.58
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$1.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2372
$490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1313
$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$46.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.13
$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.19%
7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10959
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$1094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.51
$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$5.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$25.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.57
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.9
$21.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$22.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.44
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.1
$34.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$146
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$735
$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17546
$3421

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$978
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$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791

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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