Salvador vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Salvador Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$922
$866
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2016
$2222
🏠 One person rent
$473
$280
🏘️ Family rent
$604
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$462
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$35.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$324
$298
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
56
1
😀 Quality of life
43
21
🏙️ Population
2.9M
71.9K

The cost of living in Salvador is 6% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 5826th and 6146th ($922 vs $866) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 0.4 months in Salvador compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Salvador ranked 44th best city to live in Brazil vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 6863rd and 8947th among best cities to live in the world.

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Salvador Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.27
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$0.65
 Cappuccino
$2.71
$1.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$613
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$541
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.58%
7.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.4
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.99
$6.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.7
$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.22
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.4
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.02
$19.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$17.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.9
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.9
$61.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$299
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12057
$3475

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Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi Valenca
$680
81 km or 51 mi Santo Antonio de Jesus
$674
93 km or 58 mi Feira de Santana
$701
93 km or 58 mi Alagoinhas
$666
155 km or 96 mi Serrinha
$635
197 km or 122 mi Jequie
$592
201 km or 125 mi Itaberaba
$620
210 km or 131 mi Ilheus
$494
218 km or 136 mi Itabuna
$438
222 km or 138 mi Estancia
$606
278 km or 173 mi Aracaju
$634
315 km or 196 mi Itapetinga
$566
328 km or 204 mi Vitoria da Conquista
$595
334 km or 207 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$525
364 km or 226 mi Penedo
$611
367 km or 228 mi Brumado
$597
391 km or 243 mi Porto Seguro
$577
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$462
408 km or 254 mi Irece
$550
412 km or 256 mi Arapiraca
$634
446 km or 277 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$610
451 km or 280 mi Juazeiro
$444
454 km or 282 mi Petrolina
$436
465 km or 289 mi Itamaraju
$583
476 km or 296 mi Maceio
$651
482 km or 300 mi Guanambi
$621
485 km or 301 mi Rio Largo
$615
504 km or 313 mi Garanhuns
$612
524 km or 326 mi Teixeira de Freitas
$587
531 km or 330 mi Arcoverde
$580
532 km or 331 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$606
549 km or 341 mi Salgueiro
$576
590 km or 367 mi Caruaru
$504
605 km or 376 mi Janauba
$645
631 km or 392 mi Teofilo Otoni
$573
645 km or 401 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$657
645 km or 401 mi Crato
$619
646 km or 402 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$631
655 km or 407 mi Sao Mateus
$601
662 km or 411 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$711

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