Sao Tome vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Tome Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1042
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2482
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$323
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$512
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$582
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.6
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$248
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
1
99
😀 Quality of life
29
75
🏙️ Population
65.5K
24.9M

The cost of living in Sao Tome is 7% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5349th and 4971st ($1042 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.2 months in Sao Tome compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Sao Tome ranked 1st best city to live in Sao Tome and Principe vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8862nd and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Tome vs Shanghai

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Sao Tome Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$29.9
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.2
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$490
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.4
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.7
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.39%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1094
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.9
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.5
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.4
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.24
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.3
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.4
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.66
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.9
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$149
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3421
$27781

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8.3 km or 5.1 mi Trindade
$1042
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$699
303 km or 188 mi Libreville
$745
375 km or 233 mi Bata
$1239
443 km or 275 mi Malabo
$1344
492 km or 306 mi Port Harcourt
$618
494 km or 307 mi Limbe
$750
509 km or 316 mi Buea
$641
529 km or 328 mi Douala
$1254
537 km or 333 mi Aba
$601
543 km or 337 mi Calabar
$386
565 km or 351 mi Kumba
$834
574 km or 356 mi Owerri
$1555
584 km or 363 mi Umuahia
$849
587 km or 365 mi Warri
$878
649 km or 403 mi Onitsha
$922
653 km or 406 mi Awka
$785
660 km or 410 mi Yaounde
$668
677 km or 421 mi Benin
$655
684 km or 425 mi Enugu
$587
702 km or 436 mi Bafoussam
$750
730 km or 454 mi Bamenda
$687
772 km or 480 mi Owo
$594
774 km or 481 mi Lagos
$1022
788 km or 490 mi Akure
$578
806 km or 501 mi Pointe-Noire
$590
822 km or 511 mi Porto-Novo
$741
824 km or 512 mi Cotonou
$796
827 km or 514 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
829 km or 515 mi Ife
$775
845 km or 525 mi Ibadan
$759
846 km or 526 mi Abeokuta
$1017
861 km or 535 mi Osogbo
$659
884 km or 549 mi Kayes
$544
889 km or 552 mi Lome
$802
890 km or 553 mi Oyo
$665
892 km or 555 mi Cabinda
$695
907 km or 564 mi Madingou
$544
924 km or 574 mi Gamboma
$543
926 km or 575 mi Abomey
$612

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$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765