Sao Tome vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Tome Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1042
$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2482
$5494
🏠 One person rent
$323
$1483
🏘️ Family rent
$512
$2320
🍽️ Food expenses
$582
$630
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.6
$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$248
$3648
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
1
86
😀 Quality of life
29
95
🏙️ Population
65.5K
2.79M

The cost of living in Sao Tome is 58% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 5349th and 897th ($1042 vs $2493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Sao Tome and Principe and Canada, respectively. Check Sao Tome and Principe vs Canada 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 Toronto. Sao Tome ranked 1st best city to live in Sao Tome and Principe vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 8862nd and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sao Tome Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$29.9
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.2
$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$490
$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.4
$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.7
$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.39%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1094
$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.9
$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.5
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.4
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.24
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.3
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.4
$75
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.66
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.9
$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$149
$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3421
$20314

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Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Trindade
$1042
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$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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$2309
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$2357
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$2520
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2222
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2151
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2360
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2246
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2079
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1605
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2237
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2039
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2046
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2089
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1910
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1897
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1950
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2073
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1801
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2073
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2083
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2075
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2087
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1480
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1901
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2136
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1999
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2277
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2182
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2115
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2173
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1992
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2136
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2001
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1870
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2035
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$1735
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2027
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$2034
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2029