Sao Tome vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sao Tome	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$900	$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2253	$3243
🏠 One person rent	$312	$958
🏘️ Family rent	$626	$1655
🍽️ Food expenses	$464	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.2	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$252	$2174
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	1	65
😀 Quality of life	22	83
🏙️ Population	65.5K	1.25M

The cost of living in Sao Tome is 40% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6047th and 3460th ($900 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 0.3 months in Sao Tome compared to 1.5 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 8798th and 412th 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	$18.3	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$9.45
☕ Cappuccino	$1.57	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.72	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$283	$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$608	$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.2	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.35%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1445	$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$123	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.27	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.96	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.7	$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.28	$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.9	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.8	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$126	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3685	$7169

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Cities near Sao Tome

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

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2240
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2379
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1239
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1844
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$967
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$780
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1090
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1779
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1709
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$547
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$548
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$518
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$514
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1280
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1223
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1243
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$515
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$585
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$1068
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1056
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$589
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$563
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$897
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$605
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$464
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$546
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$901
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$529
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$829
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$573
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$536