Moscow vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2731
$2258
🏠 One person rent
$612
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$1215
$610
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$469
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.9
$37.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$267
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
1
😀 Quality of life
74
22
🏙️ Population
13M
65.5K

The cost of living in Moscow is 22% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 5091st and 6193rd ($1075 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 0.3 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 1280th and 8799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.34
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1827
$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$918
$496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$39.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.71
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6312
$1459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3303
$231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.75
$6.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.41
$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.07
$19.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11652
$3719

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$736
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$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541

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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