Sao Tome vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Tome Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1042
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2482
$1657
🏠 One person rent
$323
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$512
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$582
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.6
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$248
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
1
17
😀 Quality of life
29
44
🏙️ Population
65.5K
7.82M

The cost of living in Sao Tome is 73% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5349th and 7914th ($1042 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 207th 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Sao Tome ranked 1st best city to live in Sao Tome and Principe vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 8862nd and 7360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Tome vs Shangqiu

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Sao Tome Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$29.9
$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.2
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$490
$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.4
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.7
$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.39%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1094
$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.9
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.5
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.4
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.24
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.3
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.4
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.66
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.9
$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$149
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3421
$16802

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Distance City Cost of living
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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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$581
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$803
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$581
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$569
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$483
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$558
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$598
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$572
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$556
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$548
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$514
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$592
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$572
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$583
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$601
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$491
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$509
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$518
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$543
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$563
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$542
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$498
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$489
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$531
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$520
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$506
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$516
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$516
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$576
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$596
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$550
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$505
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$519
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$542
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$548
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$518