Santa Cruz de la Sierra vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santa Cruz de la Sierra Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$746
$866
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1828
$2222
🏠 One person rent
$307
$280
🏘️ Family rent
$507
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$462
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$35.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$388
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
27
1
😀 Quality of life
53
21
🏙️ Population
3.15M
71.9K

The cost of living in Santa Cruz de la Sierra is 14% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 6585th and 6146th ($746 vs $866) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Bolivia and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Bolivia vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Santa Cruz de la Sierra compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Santa Cruz de la Sierra ranked 1st best city to live in Bolivia vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 6133rd and 8947th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santa Cruz de la Sierra vs Sao Tome

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Santa Cruz de la Sierra Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.5
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.5
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.93
$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$0.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$1.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$588
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.5
$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.43%
7.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1129
$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$883
$224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.8
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$6.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.53
$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.73
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.8
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.07
$19.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.7
$17.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.2
$61.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$220
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4165
$3475

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Distance City Cost of living
258 km or 161 mi Sucre
$455
304 km or 189 mi Sacaba
$525
317 km or 197 mi Cochabamba
$525
335 km or 208 mi Potosi
$525
376 km or 233 mi Trinidad
$775
415 km or 258 mi Oruro
$600
446 km or 277 mi Tarija
$628
528 km or 328 mi Tartagal
$565
545 km or 339 mi La Paz
$705
550 km or 342 mi El Alto
$662
601 km or 373 mi Corumba
$669
606 km or 377 mi San Ramon de la Nueva Oran
$547
617 km or 384 mi Caceres
$726
650 km or 404 mi Vilhena
$633
688 km or 428 mi Libertador General San Martin
$524
691 km or 430 mi Rolim de Moura
$631
737 km or 458 mi San Pedro de Jujuy
$520
744 km or 462 mi San Salvador de Jujuy
$540
747 km or 464 mi Tacna
$390
757 km or 470 mi Arica
$702
758 km or 471 mi Puno
$475
772 km or 480 mi San Pedro de Atacama
$739
779 km or 484 mi Iquique
$825
779 km or 484 mi Ji-Parana
$631
781 km or 485 mi Juliaca
$511
789 km or 490 mi Varzea Grande
$779
792 km or 492 mi Calama
$689
795 km or 494 mi Cuiaba
$833
811 km or 504 mi Salta
$538
863 km or 536 mi Puerto Maldonado
$562
865 km or 537 mi Concepcion
$577
876 km or 544 mi Ariquemes
$634
900 km or 559 mi Arequipa
$562
921 km or 573 mi Rondonopolis
$590
941 km or 585 mi Ponta Pora
$644
944 km or 587 mi Pedro Juan Caballero
$562
949 km or 589 mi Campo Grande
$716
992 km or 616 mi Antofagasta
$962
1001 km or 622 mi Rio Branco
$761
1005 km or 625 mi Dourados
$661

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