Sao Tome vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Tome Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1011
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2409
$933
🏠 One person rent
$322
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$515
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$552
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.2
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$271
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
1
40
😀 Quality of life
29
60
🏙️ Population
65.5K
5.94M

The cost of living in Sao Tome is 52% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5493rd and 7534th ($1011 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.3 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 17th in India, while ranked 8825th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Sao Tome Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.3
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.7
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.89
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$488
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.7
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.7
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.34%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1893
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1191
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.41
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.7
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.19
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.4
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.11
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.4
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.8
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.9
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.66
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.8
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$171
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2877
$877

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$1209
443 km or 275 mi Malabo
$1272
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$559
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$738
509 km or 316 mi Buea
$627
529 km or 328 mi Douala
$1156
537 km or 333 mi Aba
$591
543 km or 337 mi Calabar
$373
565 km or 351 mi Kumba
$821
574 km or 356 mi Owerri
$1364
584 km or 363 mi Umuahia
$773
587 km or 365 mi Warri
$786
649 km or 403 mi Onitsha
$795
653 km or 406 mi Awka
$693
660 km or 410 mi Yaounde
$666
677 km or 421 mi Benin
$627
684 km or 425 mi Enugu
$564
702 km or 436 mi Bafoussam
$759
730 km or 454 mi Bamenda
$699
772 km or 480 mi Owo
$531
774 km or 481 mi Lagos
$946
788 km or 490 mi Akure
$488
806 km or 501 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
822 km or 511 mi Porto-Novo
$768
824 km or 512 mi Cotonou
$830
827 km or 514 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
829 km or 515 mi Ife
$670
845 km or 525 mi Ibadan
$658
846 km or 526 mi Abeokuta
$995
861 km or 535 mi Osogbo
$575
884 km or 549 mi Kayes
$533
889 km or 552 mi Lome
$759
890 km or 553 mi Oyo
$639
892 km or 555 mi Cabinda
$673
907 km or 564 mi Madingou
$531
924 km or 574 mi Gamboma
$531
926 km or 575 mi Abomey
$596

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$267
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$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
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$309
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$298