Sao Tome vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sao Tome	Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$900	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2253	$1355
🏠 One person rent	$312	$170
🏘️ Family rent	$626	$338
🍽️ Food expenses	$464	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.2	$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$252	$602
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	1	71
😀 Quality of life	22	61
🏙️ Population	65.5K	10.6M

The cost of living in Sao Tome is 87% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 6047th and 8748th ($900 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 525th 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 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Sao Tome ranked 1st best city to live in Sao Tome and Principe vs Shijiazhuang ranked 39th in China, while ranked 8798th and 5094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Tome vs Shijiazhuang

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	Sao Tome	Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$0.76
☕ Cappuccino	$1.57	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.72	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$283	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$608	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.2	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.35%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1445	$2300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$123	$1619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$9.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.27	$3.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.96	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.7	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.28	$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.9	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.8	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$126	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3685	$4785

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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 Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$524
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$533
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$544
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$564
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$584
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$550
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$600
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$612
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$590
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$472
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$590
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$592
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$587
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$586
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$555
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$574
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$638
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$478
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$550
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$618
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$649
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$492
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$679
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$522
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$577
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$588
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$600
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$624
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$638
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$726
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$655
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$703
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$716