Sao Tome vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Sao Tome	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$866	$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2222	$1606
🏠 One person rent	$280	$133
🏘️ Family rent	$606	$342
🍽️ Food expenses	$462	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.9	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$298	$777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	1	85
😀 Quality of life	21	70
🏙️ Population	71.9K	9.07M

The cost of living in Sao Tome is 78% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 6146th and 8600th ($866 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 538th 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 1.6 months in Shenyang. Sao Tome ranked 1st best city to live in Sao Tome and Principe vs Shenyang ranked 18th in China, while ranked 8947th and 2673rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Tome vs Shenyang

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	Sao Tome	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.4	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.16	$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.65	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.62	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$193	$62
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$625	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$491	$235
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.37%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1364	$1816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$224	$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48	$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.64	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.96	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$9.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.5	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.47	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.16	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.81	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.96	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.5	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.6	$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.28	$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.8	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.6	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$115	$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3475	$19578

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Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$866
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$651
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$697
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1242
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$990
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$327
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$683
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$587
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1300
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$233
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$237
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$860
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$507
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$330
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$351
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$354
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$325
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$567
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$315
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$290
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$761
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$436
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$272
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$448
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$243
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$545
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$697
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$732
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$247
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$250
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$262
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$826
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$310
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$510
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$678
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$407
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$749
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$509
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$510
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$677

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$449
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$502
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$510
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$515
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$517
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$524
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$520
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$536
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$519
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$537
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$550
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$523
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$513
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$523
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$565
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$531
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$560
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$559
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$541
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$543
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$515
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$585
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$595
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$566
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$557
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$526
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$562
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$606
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$555
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$585
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$612
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1555
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1538
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$529