Salvador vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Salvador Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$741
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1824
$2258
🏠 One person rent
$323
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$513
$610
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$469
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$37.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$437
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
56
1
😀 Quality of life
58
22
🏙️ Population
2.42M
65.5K

The cost of living in Salvador is 16% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 6712th and 6193rd ($741 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 2nd in Brazil and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Brazil vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Salvador compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Salvador ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 5558th and 8799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Salvador Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.01
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.35
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$365
$496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$39.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.8
$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.1
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.34%
7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1184
$1459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$657
$231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.9
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.22
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$6.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.3
$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.91
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.03
$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.1
$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.14
$19.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.62
$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$231
$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10964
$3719

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Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi Valenca
$599
81 km or 51 mi Santo Antonio de Jesus
$604
93 km or 58 mi Feira de Santana
$602
93 km or 58 mi Alagoinhas
$606
155 km or 96 mi Serrinha
$591
197 km or 122 mi Jequie
$545
201 km or 125 mi Itaberaba
$579
210 km or 131 mi Ilheus
$471
218 km or 136 mi Itabuna
$406
222 km or 138 mi Estancia
$640
278 km or 173 mi Aracaju
$670
315 km or 196 mi Itapetinga
$529
328 km or 204 mi Vitoria da Conquista
$538
334 km or 207 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$502
364 km or 226 mi Penedo
$602
367 km or 228 mi Brumado
$542
391 km or 243 mi Porto Seguro
$611
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$427
408 km or 254 mi Irece
$519
412 km or 256 mi Arapiraca
$597
446 km or 277 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$583
451 km or 280 mi Juazeiro
$414
454 km or 282 mi Petrolina
$412
465 km or 289 mi Itamaraju
$582
476 km or 296 mi Maceio
$630
482 km or 300 mi Guanambi
$553
485 km or 301 mi Rio Largo
$589
504 km or 313 mi Garanhuns
$610
524 km or 326 mi Teixeira de Freitas
$575
531 km or 330 mi Arcoverde
$557
532 km or 331 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$551
549 km or 341 mi Salgueiro
$545
590 km or 367 mi Caruaru
$495
605 km or 376 mi Janauba
$573
631 km or 392 mi Teofilo Otoni
$556
645 km or 401 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$585
645 km or 401 mi Crato
$573
646 km or 402 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$583
655 km or 407 mi Sao Mateus
$608
662 km or 411 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$610

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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