Sao Tome vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Tome Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1011
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2409
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$322
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$515
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$552
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.2
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$271
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
1
99
😀 Quality of life
29
76
🏙️ Population
65.5K
24.9M

The cost of living in Sao Tome is 12% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5493rd and 4880th ($1011 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Sao Tome and Principe and China, respectively. Check Sao Tome and Principe vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Sao Tome compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Sao Tome ranked 1st best city to live in Sao Tome and Principe vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 8825th and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sao Tome Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.3
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.7
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.89
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$488
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.7
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.7
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.34%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1893
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1191
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.41
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.7
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.19
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.4
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.11
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.4
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.8
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.9
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.66
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.8
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$171
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2877
$27610

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$1013
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$698
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$743
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$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

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$1030
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$708
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$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
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$677
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$684
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$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789