Sao Tome vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Tome Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1042
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2482
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$323
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$512
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$582
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.6
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$248
$1631
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
1
63
😀 Quality of life
29
48
🏙️ Population
65.5K
1.27M

The cost of living in Sao Tome is 1% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 5349th and 5251st ($1042 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Sao Tome and Principe and South Africa, respectively. Check Sao Tome and Principe vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Sao Tome compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Sao Tome ranked 1st best city to live in Sao Tome and Principe vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 8862nd and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sao Tome Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$29.9
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.2
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$490
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.4
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.7
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.39%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1094
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.9
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.5
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.4
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.24
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.3
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.4
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.66
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.9
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$149
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3421
$4370

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950