Sao Tome vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Tome Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$866
$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2222
$1711
🏠 One person rent
$280
$206
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$464
🍽️ Food expenses
$462
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.9
$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$298
$197
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
1
50
😀 Quality of life
21
52
🏙️ Population
71.9K
1.57M

The cost of living in Sao Tome is 43% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 6146th and 7596th ($866 vs $606) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 38th 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 5th in Iran, while ranked 8947th and 6176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sao Tome Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$3.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.16
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.65
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.62
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.9
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$491
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$30.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.8
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.37%
21.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1364
$1181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$224
$1561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48
$2.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.64
$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$3.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$5.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.47
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.16
$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.81
$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$5.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.8
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.5
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.6
$93.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.28
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.8
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.6
$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3475
$2132

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Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Trindade
$866
256 km or 159 mi Port-Gentil
$651
303 km or 188 mi Libreville
$697
375 km or 233 mi Bata
$1242
443 km or 275 mi Malabo
$990
492 km or 306 mi Port Harcourt
$327
494 km or 307 mi Limbe
$683
509 km or 316 mi Buea
$587
529 km or 328 mi Douala
$1300
537 km or 333 mi Aba
$233
543 km or 337 mi Calabar
$237
565 km or 351 mi Kumba
$860
574 km or 356 mi Owerri
$507
584 km or 363 mi Umuahia
$330
587 km or 365 mi Warri
$351
649 km or 403 mi Onitsha
$354
653 km or 406 mi Awka
$325
660 km or 410 mi Yaounde
$567
677 km or 421 mi Benin
$315
684 km or 425 mi Enugu
$290
702 km or 436 mi Bafoussam
$761
730 km or 454 mi Bamenda
$436
772 km or 480 mi Owo
$272
774 km or 481 mi Lagos
$448
788 km or 490 mi Akure
$243
806 km or 501 mi Pointe-Noire
$545
822 km or 511 mi Porto-Novo
$697
824 km or 512 mi Cotonou
$732
827 km or 514 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
829 km or 515 mi Ife
$250
845 km or 525 mi Ibadan
$262
846 km or 526 mi Abeokuta
$826
861 km or 535 mi Osogbo
$310
884 km or 549 mi Kayes
$510
889 km or 552 mi Lome
$678
890 km or 553 mi Oyo
$407
892 km or 555 mi Cabinda
$749
907 km or 564 mi Madingou
$509
924 km or 574 mi Gamboma
$510
926 km or 575 mi Abomey
$677

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$604
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$606
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$890
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$621
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$561
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$798
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$646
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$541
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$531
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$604
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$575
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$530
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$599
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$538
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$522
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$868
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$710
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$910
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$543
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$559
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1375
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1005
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1327
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$540
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1285
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$959
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$457
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1424
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$549
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$708
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1810
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$875
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698