Sao Tome vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Tome Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1046
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2477
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$343
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$551
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$571
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.8
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$218
$940
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
1
89
😀 Quality of life
28
74
🏙️ Population
65.5K
13.9M

The cost of living in Sao Tome is 62% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5224th and 7452nd ($1046 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 98th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin. Sao Tome ranked 1st best city to live in Sao Tome and Principe vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 8852nd and 2435th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sao Tome Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$29.1
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.93
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$315
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$375
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.8
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.6
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.41%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1452
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$943
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.23
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.9
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.43
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.03
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.26
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.08
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.3
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.09
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$130
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4068
$18657

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$1044
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$660
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$708
375 km or 233 mi Bata
$1241
443 km or 275 mi Malabo
$1413
492 km or 306 mi Port Harcourt
$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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Distance City Cost of living
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$641
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$707
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$634
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$619
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$750
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$638
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$688
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$565
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1029
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$724
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$634
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$558
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$660
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$614
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$456
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$580
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$616
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$533
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$505
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$480
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$574
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$454
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$741
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$523
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$527
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$499
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$535
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$615
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$544
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$550
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$562
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$573