Sao Tome vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Tome Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1042
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2482
$1895
🏠 One person rent
$323
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$512
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$582
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.6
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$248
$1075
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
1
81
😀 Quality of life
29
74
🏙️ Population
65.5K
13.9M

The cost of living in Sao Tome is 57% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5349th and 7496th ($1042 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 93rd 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 1.6 months in Tianjin. Sao Tome ranked 1st best city to live in Sao Tome and Principe vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 8862nd and 2445th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Tome vs Tianjin

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Sao Tome Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$29.9
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.2
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$490
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.4
$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$54
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.7
$7.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.39%
3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1094
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.9
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$4.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.5
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.4
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.24
$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.3
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.4
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.66
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.9
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$149
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3421
$19275

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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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$656
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$646
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$630
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$767
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$621
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$697
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$572
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1044
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$734
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$645
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$562
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$673
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$626
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$468
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$584
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$632
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$528
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$512
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$492
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$558
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$466
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$748
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$709
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$660
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$525
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$521
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$508
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$524
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$519
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$540
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$562
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$566
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$554
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$547