Nairobi vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$2258
🏠 One person rent
$269
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$610
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$469
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$37.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$267
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
67
1
😀 Quality of life
57
22
🏙️ Population
5.55M
65.5K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 15% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 6689th and 6193rd ($745 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Kenya vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 5632nd and 8799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Sao Tome

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Nairobi Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$39.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$1459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$6.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$19.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$3719

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$571
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$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
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175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768

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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