Nanyang vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nanyang	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$632	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1713	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$249	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$443	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.1	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$732	$252
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	83 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	19	1
😀 Quality of life	38	22
🏙️ Population	9.71M	65.5K

The cost of living in Nanyang is 30% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 7346th and 6047th ($632 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 147th and 2nd in China and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check China vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nanyang compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Nanyang ranked 320th best city to live in China vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 7198th and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nanyang vs Sao Tome

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	Nanyang	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.77	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.2	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.14	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$399	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$363	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.3	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.98%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3166	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1817	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.35	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.67	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.93	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.17	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.08	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$344	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12899	$3685

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Cities near Nanyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Dengzhou	$600
98 km or 61 mi	Wugang	$571
99 km or 62 mi	Zaoyang	$591
105 km or 66 mi	Laohekou	$582
108 km or 67 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
109 km or 68 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
110 km or 68 mi	Xiangyang	$604
134 km or 83 mi	Ruzhou	$538
140 km or 87 mi	Zhumadian	$637
145 km or 90 mi	Yicheng	$577
152 km or 95 mi	Luohe	$591
155 km or 96 mi	Yuzhou	$552
163 km or 101 mi	Suizhou	$621
165 km or 103 mi	Xuchang	$586
169 km or 105 mi	Shiyan	$576
169 km or 105 mi	Dengfeng	$529
174 km or 108 mi	Xinyang	$655
178 km or 110 mi	Changge	$547
185 km or 115 mi	Luoyang	$505
188 km or 117 mi	Xinmi	$528
191 km or 119 mi	Xinzheng	$538
193 km or 120 mi	Yanshi	$509
196 km or 122 mi	Guangshui	$619
199 km or 124 mi	Gongyi	$522
204 km or 126 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
208 km or 129 mi	Zhoukou	$580
214 km or 133 mi	Mengzhou	$505
214 km or 133 mi	Xingyang	$519
220 km or 137 mi	Jingmen	$588
221 km or 137 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
222 km or 138 mi	Anlu	$615
226 km or 140 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
226 km or 141 mi	Jingshan	$584
228 km or 142 mi	Lingbao	$559
232 km or 144 mi	Jiyuan	$520
233 km or 145 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
236 km or 146 mi	Qinyang	$504
249 km or 155 mi	Yingcheng	$600
251 km or 156 mi	Dangyang	$558
256 km or 159 mi	Jiaozuo	$479

Cities near Sao Tome

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