Sao Tome vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Tome Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$866
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2222
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$280
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$462
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.9
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$298
$247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
1
96
😀 Quality of life
21
61
🏙️ Population
71.9K
8.69M

The cost of living in Sao Tome is 24% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 6146th and 6811th ($866 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in Sao Tome and Principe and Iran, respectively. Check Sao Tome and Principe vs Iran 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 Tehran. Sao Tome ranked 1st best city to live in Sao Tome and Principe vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 8947th and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sao Tome Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.16
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.65
$0.8
 Cappuccino
$1.62
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.9
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$491
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.8
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.37%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1364
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$224
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.64
$2.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.47
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.16
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.81
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.8
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.5
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.6
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.28
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.8
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.6
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3475
$1883

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Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Trindade
$866
256 km or 159 mi Port-Gentil
$651
303 km or 188 mi Libreville
$697
375 km or 233 mi Bata
$1242
443 km or 275 mi Malabo
$990
492 km or 306 mi Port Harcourt
$327
494 km or 307 mi Limbe
$683
509 km or 316 mi Buea
$587
529 km or 328 mi Douala
$1300
537 km or 333 mi Aba
$233
543 km or 337 mi Calabar
$237
565 km or 351 mi Kumba
$860
574 km or 356 mi Owerri
$507
584 km or 363 mi Umuahia
$330
587 km or 365 mi Warri
$351
649 km or 403 mi Onitsha
$354
653 km or 406 mi Awka
$325
660 km or 410 mi Yaounde
$567
677 km or 421 mi Benin
$315
684 km or 425 mi Enugu
$290
702 km or 436 mi Bafoussam
$761
730 km or 454 mi Bamenda
$436
772 km or 480 mi Owo
$272
774 km or 481 mi Lagos
$448
788 km or 490 mi Akure
$243
806 km or 501 mi Pointe-Noire
$545
822 km or 511 mi Porto-Novo
$697
824 km or 512 mi Cotonou
$732
827 km or 514 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
829 km or 515 mi Ife
$250
845 km or 525 mi Ibadan
$262
846 km or 526 mi Abeokuta
$826
861 km or 535 mi Osogbo
$310
884 km or 549 mi Kayes
$510
889 km or 552 mi Lome
$678
890 km or 553 mi Oyo
$407
892 km or 555 mi Cabinda
$749
907 km or 564 mi Madingou
$509
924 km or 574 mi Gamboma
$510
926 km or 575 mi Abomey
$677

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$655
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$653
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$655
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$651
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$616
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$546
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$434
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$561
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$547
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$656
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$436
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$451
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$661
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$502
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$576
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569