Sao Tome vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sao Tome	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1046	$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2477	$3073
🏠 One person rent	$343	$859
🏘️ Family rent	$551	$1432
🍽️ Food expenses	$571	$332
🚐 Transport expenses	$38.8	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$2246
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	1	66
😀 Quality of life	28	88
🏙️ Population	65.5K	1.25M

The cost of living in Sao Tome is 26% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5224th and 4204th ($1046 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Sao Tome and Principe and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Sao Tome and Principe vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Sao Tome compared to 1.6 months in Sharjah. Sao Tome ranked 1st best city to live in Sao Tome and Principe vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 8852nd and 312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Tome vs Sharjah

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	Sao Tome	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.1	$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$9.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.31	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.93	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$375	$1064
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.7	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.8	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$108
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.41%	4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1452	$10301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$943	$8167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.43	$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.03	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.2	$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.08	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.3	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.09	$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.6	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$130	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4068	$6883

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Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$1044
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$708
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1241
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$1413
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$755
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$665
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1363
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$674
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$397
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$849
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1774
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$961
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$926
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$1051
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$878
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$671
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$632
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$563
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$793
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$698
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$664
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1102
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$644
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$585
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$793
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$778
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$752
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$705
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$536
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$835
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$664
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$706
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$536
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$536
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$598

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2521
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2514
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1228
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1449
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$1078
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$792
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1081
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1849
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1770
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$530
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$529
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$568
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$534
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1237
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1201
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1230
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$557
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$573
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$908
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1008
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$553
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$530
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$873
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$624
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$761
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$477
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$930
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$503
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$453
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$463
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$808
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$545
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$483