Sao Tome vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Tome Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$900
$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2253
$2156
🏠 One person rent
$312
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$626
$796
🍽️ Food expenses
$464
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.2
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$252
$264
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
1
96
😀 Quality of life
22
60
🏙️ Population
65.5K
8.69M

The cost of living in Sao Tome is 14% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 6047th and 6486th ($900 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 0.3 months in Tehran. Sao Tome ranked 1st best city to live in Sao Tome and Principe vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 8798th and 5221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Sao Tome Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.94
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.57
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.72
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$9.45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$14.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.5
$5.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.35%
24.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1445
$1992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$123
$1351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.54
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.6
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.27
$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.96
$19.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.7
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.28
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.8
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$126
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3685
$1951

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$900
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$625
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$668
375 km or 233 mi Bata
$1121
443 km or 275 mi Malabo
$741
492 km or 306 mi Port Harcourt
$679
494 km or 307 mi Limbe
$655
509 km or 316 mi Buea
$601
529 km or 328 mi Douala
$1265
537 km or 333 mi Aba
$621
543 km or 337 mi Calabar
$384
565 km or 351 mi Kumba
$764
574 km or 356 mi Owerri
$1611
584 km or 363 mi Umuahia
$883
587 km or 365 mi Warri
$881
649 km or 403 mi Onitsha
$972
653 km or 406 mi Awka
$805
660 km or 410 mi Yaounde
$747
677 km or 421 mi Benin
$558
684 km or 425 mi Enugu
$462
702 km or 436 mi Bafoussam
$555
730 km or 454 mi Bamenda
$553
772 km or 480 mi Owo
$651
774 km or 481 mi Lagos
$1113
788 km or 490 mi Akure
$634
806 km or 501 mi Pointe-Noire
$569
822 km or 511 mi Porto-Novo
$670
824 km or 512 mi Cotonou
$709
827 km or 514 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
829 km or 515 mi Ife
$779
845 km or 525 mi Ibadan
$776
846 km or 526 mi Abeokuta
$1030
861 km or 535 mi Osogbo
$695
884 km or 549 mi Kayes
$523
889 km or 552 mi Lome
$755
890 km or 553 mi Oyo
$677
892 km or 555 mi Cabinda
$676
907 km or 564 mi Madingou
$519
924 km or 574 mi Gamboma
$522
926 km or 575 mi Abomey
$590

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$714
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$710
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$700
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$697
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$698
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$681
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$698
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$680
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$665
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$684
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$688
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$693
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$736
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$651
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$645
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$557
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$574
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$488
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$618
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$458
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$658
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$580
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$562
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$552
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$455
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$534
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$443
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$469
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$466
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$685
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$505
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$598
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510