Ottawa vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2170
$866
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4837
$2222
🏠 One person rent
$1276
$280
🏘️ Family rent
$1943
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$462
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$35.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2926
$298
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
50
1
😀 Quality of life
90
21
🏙️ Population
1.02M
71.9K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 151% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 1355th and 6146th ($2170 vs $866) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 2nd in Canada and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Canada vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Ottawa compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 117th and 8947th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ottawa Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.7
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.9
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.99
$0.65
 Cappuccino
$4.2
$1.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1239
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1064
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2077
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.14%
7.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8889
$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6051
$224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.3
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$6.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.29
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.49
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.8
$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.9
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$19.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.9
$17.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$61.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1090
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21213
$3475

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1530
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2220
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1539
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1878
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1797
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1845
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1808
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1813
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1412
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1856
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1846
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1841
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1874
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1821
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1746
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1820
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1808
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1821
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1772
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1912
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1962
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1949
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2105
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1882
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1783
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1835
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1659
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Trindade
$866
256 km or 159 mi Port-Gentil
$651
303 km or 188 mi Libreville
$697
375 km or 233 mi Bata
$1242
443 km or 275 mi Malabo
$990
492 km or 306 mi Port Harcourt
$327
494 km or 307 mi Limbe
$683
509 km or 316 mi Buea
$587
529 km or 328 mi Douala
$1300
537 km or 333 mi Aba
$233
543 km or 337 mi Calabar
$237
565 km or 351 mi Kumba
$860
574 km or 356 mi Owerri
$507
584 km or 363 mi Umuahia
$330
587 km or 365 mi Warri
$351
649 km or 403 mi Onitsha
$354
653 km or 406 mi Awka
$325
660 km or 410 mi Yaounde
$567
677 km or 421 mi Benin
$315
684 km or 425 mi Enugu
$290
702 km or 436 mi Bafoussam
$761
730 km or 454 mi Bamenda
$436
772 km or 480 mi Owo
$272
774 km or 481 mi Lagos
$448
788 km or 490 mi Akure
$243
806 km or 501 mi Pointe-Noire
$545
822 km or 511 mi Porto-Novo
$697
824 km or 512 mi Cotonou
$732
827 km or 514 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
829 km or 515 mi Ife
$250
845 km or 525 mi Ibadan
$262
846 km or 526 mi Abeokuta
$826
861 km or 535 mi Osogbo
$310
884 km or 549 mi Kayes
$510
889 km or 552 mi Lome
$678
890 km or 553 mi Oyo
$407
892 km or 555 mi Cabinda
$749
907 km or 564 mi Madingou
$509
924 km or 574 mi Gamboma
$510
926 km or 575 mi Abomey
$677