Sanaa vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$550
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1377
$2258
🏠 One person rent
$241
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$486
$610
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$469
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.9
$37.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
35
1
😀 Quality of life
19
22
🏙️ Population
2.96M
65.5K

The cost of living in Sanaa is 37% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 8269th and 6193rd ($550 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Yemen and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Yemen vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sanaa compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 8890th and 8799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sanaa Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.8
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$39.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.91%
7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1730
$1459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$908
$231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.5
$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.97
$6.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$19.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4
$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.4
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.7
$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.1
$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2963
$3719

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$504
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$489
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$488
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$934
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$915
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$553
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$584
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$895
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$492
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$554
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$491
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$895
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$686
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$524
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$490
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$527
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$491
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$684
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$814
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$671
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$667
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$626
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$946
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$940
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$988
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$799
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1123
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1096
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$935
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$1586
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$806
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$810

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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