Sanaa vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$532
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1289
$2409
🏠 One person rent
$224
$322
🏘️ Family rent
$380
$515
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$552
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.3
$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
33
1
😀 Quality of life
42
29
🏙️ Population
2.96M
65.5K

The cost of living in Sanaa is 47% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 8488th and 5493rd ($532 vs $1011) 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 0.2 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 7615th and 8825th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sanaa vs Sao Tome

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Sanaa Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$25.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$430
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$265
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38
$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$81.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$69.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.99%
7.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1597
$1893
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$852
$1191
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.75
$9.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$20.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.87
$8.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.14
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.9
$20.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4197
$2877

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$476
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$488
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$476
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$475
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$497
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$864
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$871
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$564
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$590
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$873
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$484
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$563
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$477
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$890
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$748
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$513
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$481
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$993
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$521
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$483
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$682
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$931
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1045
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1050
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$923
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1031
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$947
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$800
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1210
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$976
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$872
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$1628
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$816
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$910

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Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Trindade
$1013
256 km or 159 mi Port-Gentil
$698
303 km or 188 mi Libreville
$743
375 km or 233 mi Bata
$1209
443 km or 275 mi Malabo
$1272
492 km or 306 mi Port Harcourt
$559
494 km or 307 mi Limbe
$738
509 km or 316 mi Buea
$627
529 km or 328 mi Douala
$1156
537 km or 333 mi Aba
$591
543 km or 337 mi Calabar
$373
565 km or 351 mi Kumba
$821
574 km or 356 mi Owerri
$1364
584 km or 363 mi Umuahia
$773
587 km or 365 mi Warri
$786
649 km or 403 mi Onitsha
$795
653 km or 406 mi Awka
$693
660 km or 410 mi Yaounde
$666
677 km or 421 mi Benin
$627
684 km or 425 mi Enugu
$564
702 km or 436 mi Bafoussam
$759
730 km or 454 mi Bamenda
$699
772 km or 480 mi Owo
$531
774 km or 481 mi Lagos
$946
788 km or 490 mi Akure
$488
806 km or 501 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
822 km or 511 mi Porto-Novo
$768
824 km or 512 mi Cotonou
$830
827 km or 514 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
829 km or 515 mi Ife
$670
845 km or 525 mi Ibadan
$658
846 km or 526 mi Abeokuta
$995
861 km or 535 mi Osogbo
$575
884 km or 549 mi Kayes
$533
889 km or 552 mi Lome
$759
890 km or 553 mi Oyo
$639
892 km or 555 mi Cabinda
$673
907 km or 564 mi Madingou
$531
924 km or 574 mi Gamboma
$531
926 km or 575 mi Abomey
$596