Santiago vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santiago Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2851
$2253
🏠 One person rent
$502
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$950
$626
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$252
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
91
1
😀 Quality of life
77
22
🏙️ Population
6.26M
65.5K

The cost of living in Santiago is 26% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 4686th and 6047th ($1133 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Chile and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Chile vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Santiago compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 764th and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Santiago Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.4
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.6
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.28
$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.5
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.76
$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$956
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$777
$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.3
$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.21%
7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3078
$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3323
$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.8
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.81
$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.34
$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.52
$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.82
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.09
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.6
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.35
$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.2
$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.8
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.7
$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8040
$3685

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$875
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$930
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$759
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$720
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$798
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$827
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$833
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$832
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1074
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$874
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$805
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$920
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$765
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$812
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$823
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$815
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$790
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$835
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$511
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$814
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$860
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$768
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$735
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$642
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$807
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$814
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$731
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$750
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$671
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$902
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$810
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$722
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$800
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$762
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$710
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$793
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$791
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$786
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$680
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$731

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Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Trindade
$900
256 km or 159 mi Port-Gentil
$625
303 km or 188 mi Libreville
$668
375 km or 233 mi Bata
$1121
443 km or 275 mi Malabo
$741
492 km or 306 mi Port Harcourt
$679
494 km or 307 mi Limbe
$655
509 km or 316 mi Buea
$601
529 km or 328 mi Douala
$1265
537 km or 333 mi Aba
$621
543 km or 337 mi Calabar
$384
565 km or 351 mi Kumba
$764
574 km or 356 mi Owerri
$1611
584 km or 363 mi Umuahia
$883
587 km or 365 mi Warri
$881
649 km or 403 mi Onitsha
$972
653 km or 406 mi Awka
$805
660 km or 410 mi Yaounde
$747
677 km or 421 mi Benin
$558
684 km or 425 mi Enugu
$462
702 km or 436 mi Bafoussam
$555
730 km or 454 mi Bamenda
$553
772 km or 480 mi Owo
$651
774 km or 481 mi Lagos
$1113
788 km or 490 mi Akure
$634
806 km or 501 mi Pointe-Noire
$569
822 km or 511 mi Porto-Novo
$670
824 km or 512 mi Cotonou
$709
827 km or 514 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
829 km or 515 mi Ife
$779
845 km or 525 mi Ibadan
$776
846 km or 526 mi Abeokuta
$1030
861 km or 535 mi Osogbo
$695
884 km or 549 mi Kayes
$523
889 km or 552 mi Lome
$755
890 km or 553 mi Oyo
$677
892 km or 555 mi Cabinda
$676
907 km or 564 mi Madingou
$519
924 km or 574 mi Gamboma
$522
926 km or 575 mi Abomey
$590