Ottawa vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2055
$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4624
$2253
🏠 One person rent
$1212
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$1940
$626
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3115
$252
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
50
1
😀 Quality of life
90
22
🏙️ Population
1.02M
65.5K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 128% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 1701st and 6047th ($2055 vs $900) 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 1.5 months in Ottawa compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Ottawa ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 162nd and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ottawa Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.54
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1214
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2032
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1649
$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.14%
7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4939
$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4597
$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.82
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.38
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.15
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.1
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.8
$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$942
$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19030
$3685

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1768
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2202
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1633
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1875
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1762
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1807
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1761
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1704
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1814
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1810
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1841
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1900
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1792
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1658
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1776
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1773
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1857
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1735
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1852
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1835
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1889
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2004
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1804
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1743
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1764
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1651
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800

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