Sao Tome vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Tome Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$878
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2258
$1864
🏠 One person rent
$282
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$610
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$469
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.5
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$267
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
1
43
😀 Quality of life
22
63
🏙️ Population
65.5K
527K

The cost of living in Sao Tome is 12% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 6193rd and 6502nd ($878 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Sao Tome and Principe and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Sao Tome and Principe vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Sao Tome compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Sao Tome ranked 1st best city to live in Sao Tome and Principe vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 8799th and 4654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Tome vs Skopje

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Sao Tome Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.8
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.17
 Cappuccino
$1.65
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$496
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.6
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.8
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.39%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1459
$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$231
$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.88
$6.09
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.54
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.85
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.03
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.5
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.9
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.3
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.34
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.1
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3719
$4291

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$1201
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$710
509 km or 316 mi Buea
$655
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$1368
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$638
543 km or 337 mi Calabar
$374
565 km or 351 mi Kumba
$933
574 km or 356 mi Owerri
$1686
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$906
587 km or 365 mi Warri
$886
649 km or 403 mi Onitsha
$1036
653 km or 406 mi Awka
$846
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$764
677 km or 421 mi Benin
$537
684 km or 425 mi Enugu
$469
702 km or 436 mi Bafoussam
$794
730 km or 454 mi Bamenda
$714
772 km or 480 mi Owo
$658
774 km or 481 mi Lagos
$1133
788 km or 490 mi Akure
$635
806 km or 501 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
822 km or 511 mi Porto-Novo
$710
824 km or 512 mi Cotonou
$755
827 km or 514 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
829 km or 515 mi Ife
$774
845 km or 525 mi Ibadan
$759
846 km or 526 mi Abeokuta
$1019
861 km or 535 mi Osogbo
$704
884 km or 549 mi Kayes
$531
889 km or 552 mi Lome
$711
890 km or 553 mi Oyo
$699
892 km or 555 mi Cabinda
$686
907 km or 564 mi Madingou
$531
924 km or 574 mi Gamboma
$531
926 km or 575 mi Abomey
$617

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$589
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$641
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$549
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$571
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$545
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$661
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$685
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$645
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$521
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$529
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1053
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$676
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$712
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$692
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1086
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$743
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$936
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1086
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$852
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1046
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$792
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$943
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1043
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1050
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$787
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1045
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1035
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1076
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$808
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1036
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1059
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$1223
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$1043
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$989
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$657
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$895
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$1191