Sao Tome vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Tome Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$878
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2258
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$282
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$610
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$469
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.5
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$267
$2601
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
1
100
😀 Quality of life
22
99
🏙️ Population
65.5K
14.3M

The cost of living in Sao Tome is 47% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6193rd and 3085th ($878 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Sao Tome and Principe and Japan, respectively. Check Sao Tome and Principe vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Sao Tome compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Sao Tome ranked 1st best city to live in Sao Tome and Principe vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 8799th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Sao Tome Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.8
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.65
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$496
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.6
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.8
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.39%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1459
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$231
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.88
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.54
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.85
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.03
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.5
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.9
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.3
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.34
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.1
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3719
$15495

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$879
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$659
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$702
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$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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$1121
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$1112
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$1133
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$1059
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$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
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$1075
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$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
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$1057
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$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
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$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033