Phoenix vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Phoenix	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2369	$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5226	$2258
🏠 One person rent	$1477	$282
🏘️ Family rent	$2396	$610
🍽️ Food expenses	$590	$469
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$37.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4699	$267
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	69	1
😀 Quality of life	91	22
🏙️ Population	1.61M	65.5K

The cost of living in Phoenix is 170% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 973rd and 6193rd ($2369 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 858th and 2nd in the United States and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check the United States vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Phoenix compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Phoenix ranked 22nd best city to live in the United States vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 119th and 8799th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Phoenix	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.8	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2431	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1985	$496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$39.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$249	$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.2	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3520	$1459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2938	$231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.8	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.26	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$6.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.48	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.4	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$19.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.6	$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1116	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10377	$3719

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1989
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2588
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2201
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2430
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2287
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2416
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2518
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2446
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2339
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2414
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2372
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2422
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2291
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2313
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2324
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2484
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2415
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2052
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1954
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2026
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$1999
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2638
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1792
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1886
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$1986
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$786
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1928
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$840
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1665
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1842
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$758
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2643
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$955
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2657

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$879
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$702
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1201
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$812
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$651
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$710
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$655
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1368
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$638
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$374
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$933
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1686
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$906
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$886
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$1036
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$846
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$764
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$537
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$469
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$794
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$714
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$658
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1133
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$635
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$755
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$774
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$759
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$704
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$531
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$711
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$699
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$686
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$531
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$531
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$617