Sao Tome vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Tome Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$878
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2258
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$282
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$610
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$469
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.5
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$267
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
1
90
😀 Quality of life
22
71
🏙️ Population
65.5K
13.9M

The cost of living in Sao Tome is 24% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6193rd and 6862nd ($878 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 81st 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 0.3 months in Sao Tome compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Sao Tome ranked 1st best city to live in Sao Tome and Principe vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 8799th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sao Tome Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.8
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.65
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$496
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.6
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.8
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.39%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1459
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$231
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.88
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.54
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.85
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.03
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.5
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.9
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.3
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.34
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.1
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3719
$16590

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$879
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$659
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$702
375 km or 233 mi Bata
$1201
443 km or 275 mi Malabo
$812
492 km or 306 mi Port Harcourt
$651
494 km or 307 mi Limbe
$710
509 km or 316 mi Buea
$655
529 km or 328 mi Douala
$1368
537 km or 333 mi Aba
$638
543 km or 337 mi Calabar
$374
565 km or 351 mi Kumba
$933
574 km or 356 mi Owerri
$1686
584 km or 363 mi Umuahia
$906
587 km or 365 mi Warri
$886
649 km or 403 mi Onitsha
$1036
653 km or 406 mi Awka
$846
660 km or 410 mi Yaounde
$764
677 km or 421 mi Benin
$537
684 km or 425 mi Enugu
$469
702 km or 436 mi Bafoussam
$794
730 km or 454 mi Bamenda
$714
772 km or 480 mi Owo
$658
774 km or 481 mi Lagos
$1133
788 km or 490 mi Akure
$635
806 km or 501 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
822 km or 511 mi Porto-Novo
$710
824 km or 512 mi Cotonou
$755
827 km or 514 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
829 km or 515 mi Ife
$774
845 km or 525 mi Ibadan
$759
846 km or 526 mi Abeokuta
$1019
861 km or 535 mi Osogbo
$704
884 km or 549 mi Kayes
$531
889 km or 552 mi Lome
$711
890 km or 553 mi Oyo
$699
892 km or 555 mi Cabinda
$686
907 km or 564 mi Madingou
$531
924 km or 574 mi Gamboma
$531
926 km or 575 mi Abomey
$617

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Distance City Cost of living
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$700
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$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618