Sao Tome vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sao Tome	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1046	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2477	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$343	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$551	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$571	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$38.8	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$733
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	1	85
😀 Quality of life	28	71
🏙️ Population	65.5K	9.07M

The cost of living in Sao Tome is 89% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 5224th and 8245th ($1046 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 341st 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Sao Tome ranked 1st best city to live in Sao Tome and Principe vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 8852nd and 3667th 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	$29.1	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.31	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.93	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$375	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.7	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.8	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.41%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1452	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$943	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.43	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.03	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.2	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.08	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.3	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.09	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.6	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$130	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4068	$24707

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501