Sao Tome vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Tome Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1042
$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2482
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$323
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$512
$454
🍽️ Food expenses
$582
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.6
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$248
$1151
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
1
97
😀 Quality of life
29
74
🏙️ Population
65.5K
12.3M

The cost of living in Sao Tome is 60% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5349th and 7564th ($1042 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 107th 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 1.8 months in Wuhan. Sao Tome ranked 1st best city to live in Sao Tome and Principe vs Wuhan ranked 6th in China, while ranked 8862nd and 2134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sao Tome Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$29.9
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.2
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.76
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$490
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.4
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.7
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.39%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$3218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1094
$1620
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.9
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.5
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.4
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.24
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.3
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.4
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.66
$3.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.9
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$149
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3421
$8927

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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
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$624
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$639
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$657
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$645
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$599
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$682
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$634
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$651
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$615
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$591
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$608
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$599
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$585
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$590
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$602
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$594
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$575
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$605
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$599
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$610
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$589
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$563
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$579
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$561
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$554
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$562
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$568
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$647
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$529
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$603
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$570
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$539
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$544
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$596
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$552
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$595
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$584