Sao Tome vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Tome Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1042
$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2482
$1325
🏠 One person rent
$323
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$512
$321
🍽️ Food expenses
$582
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.6
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$248
$705
😷 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 112% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 5349th and 8757th ($1042 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th 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 1.4 months in Shijiazhuang. Sao Tome ranked 1st best city to live in Sao Tome and Principe vs Shijiazhuang ranked 38th in China, while ranked 8862nd and 4718th 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
$29.9
$1.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.2
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$490
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.4
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.7
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.39%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1094
$1688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.9
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.5
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.4
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.24
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.3
$5.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.4
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.66
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.9
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$149
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3421
$5006

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Cities near Sao Tome

Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Trindade
$1042
256 km or 159 mi Port-Gentil
$699
303 km or 188 mi Libreville
$745
375 km or 233 mi Bata
$1239
443 km or 275 mi Malabo
$1344
492 km or 306 mi Port Harcourt
$618
494 km or 307 mi Limbe
$750
509 km or 316 mi Buea
$641
529 km or 328 mi Douala
$1254
537 km or 333 mi Aba
$601
543 km or 337 mi Calabar
$386
565 km or 351 mi Kumba
$834
574 km or 356 mi Owerri
$1555
584 km or 363 mi Umuahia
$849
587 km or 365 mi Warri
$878
649 km or 403 mi Onitsha
$922
653 km or 406 mi Awka
$785
660 km or 410 mi Yaounde
$668
677 km or 421 mi Benin
$655
684 km or 425 mi Enugu
$587
702 km or 436 mi Bafoussam
$750
730 km or 454 mi Bamenda
$687
772 km or 480 mi Owo
$594
774 km or 481 mi Lagos
$1022
788 km or 490 mi Akure
$578
806 km or 501 mi Pointe-Noire
$590
822 km or 511 mi Porto-Novo
$741
824 km or 512 mi Cotonou
$796
827 km or 514 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
829 km or 515 mi Ife
$775
845 km or 525 mi Ibadan
$759
846 km or 526 mi Abeokuta
$1017
861 km or 535 mi Osogbo
$659
884 km or 549 mi Kayes
$544
889 km or 552 mi Lome
$802
890 km or 553 mi Oyo
$665
892 km or 555 mi Cabinda
$695
907 km or 564 mi Madingou
$544
924 km or 574 mi Gamboma
$543
926 km or 575 mi Abomey
$612

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$519
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$524
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$521
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$525
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$558
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$528
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$550
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$512
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$562
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$568
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$508
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$466
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$468
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$542
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$562
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$540
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$572
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$545
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$567
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$492
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$518
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$555
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$645
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$646
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$523
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$734
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$621
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$505
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$540
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$531
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$610
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$666
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$584
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$659
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$630
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$770
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716