Sao Tome vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Tome Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1046
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2477
$990
🏠 One person rent
$343
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$551
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$571
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.8
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$218
$271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
1
40
😀 Quality of life
28
55
🏙️ Population
65.5K
5.94M

The cost of living in Sao Tome is 49% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5224th and 7068th ($1046 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Sao Tome and Principe and India, respectively. Check Sao Tome and Principe vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Sao Tome compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Sao Tome ranked 1st best city to live in Sao Tome and Principe vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 8852nd and 6284th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sao Tome Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$29.1
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.93
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$315
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$375
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.8
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.6
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.41%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1452
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$943
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.23
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.9
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.43
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.03
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.26
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.08
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.3
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.09
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$130
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4068
$922

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$1241
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$1413
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$676
494 km or 307 mi Limbe
$755
509 km or 316 mi Buea
$665
529 km or 328 mi Douala
$1363
537 km or 333 mi Aba
$674
543 km or 337 mi Calabar
$397
565 km or 351 mi Kumba
$849
574 km or 356 mi Owerri
$1774
584 km or 363 mi Umuahia
$961
587 km or 365 mi Warri
$926
649 km or 403 mi Onitsha
$1051
653 km or 406 mi Awka
$878
660 km or 410 mi Yaounde
$671
677 km or 421 mi Benin
$632
684 km or 425 mi Enugu
$563
702 km or 436 mi Bafoussam
$793
730 km or 454 mi Bamenda
$698
772 km or 480 mi Owo
$664
774 km or 481 mi Lagos
$1102
788 km or 490 mi Akure
$644
806 km or 501 mi Pointe-Noire
$585
822 km or 511 mi Porto-Novo
$743
824 km or 512 mi Cotonou
$793
827 km or 514 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
829 km or 515 mi Ife
$778
845 km or 525 mi Ibadan
$752
846 km or 526 mi Abeokuta
$1013
861 km or 535 mi Osogbo
$705
884 km or 549 mi Kayes
$536
889 km or 552 mi Lome
$835
890 km or 553 mi Oyo
$664
892 km or 555 mi Cabinda
$706
907 km or 564 mi Madingou
$536
924 km or 574 mi Gamboma
$536
926 km or 575 mi Abomey
$598

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$278
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$291
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$374
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$375
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$267
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$382
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$442
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$363
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$399
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$487
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$407
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$324
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$705
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$382
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$303
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$349
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$517
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$303
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$330
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$361
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$264
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$290
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$273
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$297
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$396
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$328
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$285
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$310
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$290
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$305
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$309
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$328
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$366
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
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$333
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$333