Sao Tome vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Tome Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1011
$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2409
$1387
🏠 One person rent
$322
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$515
$339
🍽️ Food expenses
$552
$187
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.2
$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$271
$800
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
1
58
😀 Quality of life
29
68
🏙️ Population
65.5K
10.6M

The cost of living in Sao Tome is 94% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 5493rd and 8567th ($1011 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 492nd 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 1.5 months in Shijiazhuang. Sao Tome ranked 1st best city to live in Sao Tome and Principe vs Shijiazhuang ranked 36th in China, while ranked 8825th and 4412th 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
$25.3
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.7
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.89
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$120
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$488
$387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$53
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.7
$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.7
$6.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.34%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1893
$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1191
$1671
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.41
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.7
$13.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.19
$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.4
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$2.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.11
$3.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.4
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.8
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.9
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.66
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$35
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.8
$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$171
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2877
$5149

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Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Trindade
$1013
256 km or 159 mi Port-Gentil
$698
303 km or 188 mi Libreville
$743
375 km or 233 mi Bata
$1209
443 km or 275 mi Malabo
$1272
492 km or 306 mi Port Harcourt
$559
494 km or 307 mi Limbe
$738
509 km or 316 mi Buea
$627
529 km or 328 mi Douala
$1156
537 km or 333 mi Aba
$591
543 km or 337 mi Calabar
$373
565 km or 351 mi Kumba
$821
574 km or 356 mi Owerri
$1364
584 km or 363 mi Umuahia
$773
587 km or 365 mi Warri
$786
649 km or 403 mi Onitsha
$795
653 km or 406 mi Awka
$693
660 km or 410 mi Yaounde
$666
677 km or 421 mi Benin
$627
684 km or 425 mi Enugu
$564
702 km or 436 mi Bafoussam
$759
730 km or 454 mi Bamenda
$699
772 km or 480 mi Owo
$531
774 km or 481 mi Lagos
$946
788 km or 490 mi Akure
$488
806 km or 501 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
822 km or 511 mi Porto-Novo
$768
824 km or 512 mi Cotonou
$830
827 km or 514 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
829 km or 515 mi Ife
$670
845 km or 525 mi Ibadan
$658
846 km or 526 mi Abeokuta
$995
861 km or 535 mi Osogbo
$575
884 km or 549 mi Kayes
$533
889 km or 552 mi Lome
$759
890 km or 553 mi Oyo
$639
892 km or 555 mi Cabinda
$673
907 km or 564 mi Madingou
$531
924 km or 574 mi Gamboma
$531
926 km or 575 mi Abomey
$596

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$541
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$541
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$541
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$539
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$556
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$541
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$567
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$525
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$579
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$574
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$522
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$480
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$480
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$550
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$576
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$549
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$586
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$556
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$580
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$549
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$511
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$539
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$574
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$666
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$666
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$538
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$764
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$623
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$508
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$549
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$538
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$629
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$684
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$599
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$637
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$645
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$789
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$740