Sao Tome vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Tome Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1042
$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2482
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$323
$546
🏘️ Family rent
$512
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$582
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.6
$74.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$248
$811
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
1
17
😀 Quality of life
29
45
🏙️ Population
65.5K
6.71M

The cost of living in Sao Tome is 13% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 5349th and 6200th ($1042 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. Sao Tome ranked 1st best city to live in Sao Tome and Principe vs Yancheng ranked 268th in China, while ranked 8862nd and 7176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Tome vs Yancheng

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Sao Tome Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$29.9
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.2
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$3.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$1131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$345
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$490
$405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$232
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.4
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$51.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.7
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.39%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$2571
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1094
$1818
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.9
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$2.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.5
$9.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.4
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.24
$4.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.3
$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.4
$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.66
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.9
$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$149
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3421
$18853

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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 Yancheng

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$677
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Gaoyou
$632
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$661
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$647
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$675
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$646
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$618
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$623
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$611
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$636
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$525
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$601
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$636
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$553
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$604
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$650
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$557
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$623
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$617
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$626
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$620
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$765
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$571
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$644
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$683
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$594
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$576
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$701
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$684
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$652
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$549
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$669
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$782
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$696
248 km or 154 mi Linyi
$530
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$669
264 km or 164 mi Bengbu
$519
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$1002