Sao Tome vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Tome Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1042
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2482
$1578
🏠 One person rent
$323
$233
🏘️ Family rent
$512
$397
🍽️ Food expenses
$582
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.6
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$248
$792
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
1
25
😀 Quality of life
29
46
🏙️ Population
65.5K
6.23M

The cost of living in Sao Tome is 75% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 5349th and 7971st ($1042 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 230th 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 1.3 months in Xinyang. Sao Tome ranked 1st best city to live in Sao Tome and Principe vs Xinyang ranked 230th in China, while ranked 8862nd and 7058th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sao Tome Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$29.9
$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.2
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$2.3
🥤 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
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$490
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.4
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$64.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.7
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.39%
3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$3525
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1094
$1853
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.9
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$3.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.5
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.81
🧅 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
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.4
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.24
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.3
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.4
$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.66
$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.9
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$149
$361
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3421
$8982

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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

Cities near Xinyang

Distance City Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$590
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$594
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$596
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$591
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$561
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$639
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$608
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$526
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$599
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$585
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$543
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$624
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$572
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$653
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$578
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$556
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$598
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$575
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$554
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$570
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$601
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$542
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$555
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$657
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$615
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$645
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$491
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$589
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$544
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$520
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$682
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$647
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$509
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$651
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$540
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$596
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$518
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$523
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$634
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$562