Sao Tome vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Tome Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$900
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2253
$1578
🏠 One person rent
$312
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$626
$520
🍽️ Food expenses
$464
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.2
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$252
$205
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
1
50
😀 Quality of life
22
48
🏙️ Population
65.5K
1.57M

The cost of living in Sao Tome is 53% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 6047th and 7787th ($900 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 34th in Sao Tome and Principe and Iran, respectively. Check Sao Tome and Principe vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Sao Tome compared to 0.3 months in Shiraz. Sao Tome ranked 1st best city to live in Sao Tome and Principe vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 8798th and 6352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Sao Tome Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.94
$3.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.57
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.72
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$278
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.5
$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.35%
22.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1445
$1218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$123
$1406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$1.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.54
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$2.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$3.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.6
$9.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$5.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.27
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.96
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$6.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19
$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.7
$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.28
$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.8
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$126
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3685
$2161

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$900
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$625
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$668
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$1121
443 km or 275 mi Malabo
$741
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$563
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$557
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$548
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$546
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$529
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$547
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$551
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$536
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$502
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$514
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$573
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$397
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$507
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$523
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$502
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$525
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$897
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$736
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$901
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$547
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$597
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1280
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1056
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1243
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$544
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1223
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$1068
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$464
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$1393
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$562
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$740
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$1709
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$634
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$904
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$723