Nairobi vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2089
$2253
🏠 One person rent
$262
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$626
🍽️ Food expenses
$281
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$252
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
68
1
😀 Quality of life
59
22
🏙️ Population
5.55M
65.5K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 16% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 6622nd and 6047th ($760 vs $900) 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 5369th and 8798th 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
$5.45
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.64
$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1080
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$418
$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.1
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.8%
7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1743
$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$998
$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.56
$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.6
$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.17
$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$187
$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7984
$3685

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$589
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$408
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$500
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$541
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$638
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$561
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$483
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$522
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$490
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$602
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$605
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$498
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$580
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$562
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$625
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$545
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$646
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$698
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$558
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$502
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$523
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$552
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$486
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$594
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$650
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$613
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$771
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$648
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$573
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$518
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$801
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$492
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$648
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$413
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$651
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$648
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$585
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$479
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$785

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Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Trindade
$900
256 km or 159 mi Port-Gentil
$625
303 km or 188 mi Libreville
$668
375 km or 233 mi Bata
$1121
443 km or 275 mi Malabo
$741
492 km or 306 mi Port Harcourt
$679
494 km or 307 mi Limbe
$655
509 km or 316 mi Buea
$601
529 km or 328 mi Douala
$1265
537 km or 333 mi Aba
$621
543 km or 337 mi Calabar
$384
565 km or 351 mi Kumba
$764
574 km or 356 mi Owerri
$1611
584 km or 363 mi Umuahia
$883
587 km or 365 mi Warri
$881
649 km or 403 mi Onitsha
$972
653 km or 406 mi Awka
$805
660 km or 410 mi Yaounde
$747
677 km or 421 mi Benin
$558
684 km or 425 mi Enugu
$462
702 km or 436 mi Bafoussam
$555
730 km or 454 mi Bamenda
$553
772 km or 480 mi Owo
$651
774 km or 481 mi Lagos
$1113
788 km or 490 mi Akure
$634
806 km or 501 mi Pointe-Noire
$569
822 km or 511 mi Porto-Novo
$670
824 km or 512 mi Cotonou
$709
827 km or 514 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
829 km or 515 mi Ife
$779
845 km or 525 mi Ibadan
$776
846 km or 526 mi Abeokuta
$1030
861 km or 535 mi Osogbo
$695
884 km or 549 mi Kayes
$523
889 km or 552 mi Lome
$755
890 km or 553 mi Oyo
$677
892 km or 555 mi Cabinda
$676
907 km or 564 mi Madingou
$519
924 km or 574 mi Gamboma
$522
926 km or 575 mi Abomey
$590