Ottawa vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2096
$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$1231
$343
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$551
🍽️ Food expenses
$576
$571
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$38.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3333
$218
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
50
1
😀 Quality of life
92
28
🏙️ Population
1.02M
65.5K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 100% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 1744th and 5224th ($2096 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st 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 1.6 months in Ottawa compared to 0.2 months in Sao Tome. Ottawa ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 129th and 8852nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ottawa Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$29.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$1.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2
$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1295
$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1036
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2109
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1647
$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$62.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.4
$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.23%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4937
$1452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3196
$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.84
$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.2
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$7.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$25.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.9
$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.4
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66
$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$783
$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15527
$4068

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1802
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2166
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1660
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1836
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1782
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1835
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1780
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1763
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1437
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1822
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1853
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1867
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1930
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1820
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1649
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1805
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1814
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1903
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1766
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1892
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1842
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1911
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2055
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1820
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1767
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1786
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1671
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Trindade
$1044
256 km or 159 mi Port-Gentil
$660
303 km or 188 mi Libreville
$708
375 km or 233 mi Bata
$1241
443 km or 275 mi Malabo
$1413
492 km or 306 mi Port Harcourt
$676
494 km or 307 mi Limbe
$755
509 km or 316 mi Buea
$665
529 km or 328 mi Douala
$1363
537 km or 333 mi Aba
$674
543 km or 337 mi Calabar
$397
565 km or 351 mi Kumba
$849
574 km or 356 mi Owerri
$1774
584 km or 363 mi Umuahia
$961
587 km or 365 mi Warri
$926
649 km or 403 mi Onitsha
$1051
653 km or 406 mi Awka
$878
660 km or 410 mi Yaounde
$671
677 km or 421 mi Benin
$632
684 km or 425 mi Enugu
$563
702 km or 436 mi Bafoussam
$793
730 km or 454 mi Bamenda
$698
772 km or 480 mi Owo
$664
774 km or 481 mi Lagos
$1102
788 km or 490 mi Akure
$644
806 km or 501 mi Pointe-Noire
$585
822 km or 511 mi Porto-Novo
$743
824 km or 512 mi Cotonou
$793
827 km or 514 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
829 km or 515 mi Ife
$778
845 km or 525 mi Ibadan
$752
846 km or 526 mi Abeokuta
$1013
861 km or 535 mi Osogbo
$705
884 km or 549 mi Kayes
$536
889 km or 552 mi Lome
$835
890 km or 553 mi Oyo
$664
892 km or 555 mi Cabinda
$706
907 km or 564 mi Madingou
$536
924 km or 574 mi Gamboma
$536
926 km or 575 mi Abomey
$598