Sao Tome vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Tome Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1042
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2482
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$323
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$512
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$582
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.6
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$248
$983
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
1
65
😀 Quality of life
29
72
🏙️ Population
65.5K
12.7M

The cost of living in Sao Tome is 33% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5349th and 6833rd ($1042 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st in Sao Tome and Principe and China, respectively. Check Sao Tome and Principe vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Sao Tome compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Sao Tome ranked 1st best city to live in Sao Tome and Principe vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 8862nd and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Tome vs Suzhou

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Sao Tome Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$29.9
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.2
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$490
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.4
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.7
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.39%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1094
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.9
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.5
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.4
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.24
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.3
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.4
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.66
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.9
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$149
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3421
$17664

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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
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623