Sao Tome vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Tome Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1042
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2482
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$323
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$512
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$582
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.6
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$248
$136
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
1
22
😀 Quality of life
29
43
🏙️ Population
65.5K
2.44M

The cost of living in Sao Tome is 56% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 5349th and 7446th ($1042 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Sao Tome and Principe and Cameroon, respectively. Check Sao Tome and Principe vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Sao Tome compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Sao Tome ranked 1st best city to live in Sao Tome and Principe vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 8862nd and 7507th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Tome vs Yaounde

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Sao Tome Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$29.9
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.2
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$490
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.4
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.7
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.39%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1094
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.9
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.5
$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.4
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.24
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.3
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.4
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.66
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.9
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$149
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3421
$1815

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Cities near Sao Tome

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 Yaounde

Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1254
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$750
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$834
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$641
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$750
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$687
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1239
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1344
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$386
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$550
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$745
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$492
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$601
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$849
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$618
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1555
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$587
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$785
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$922
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$699
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$608
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1042
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$878
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1042
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$655
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1551
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$830
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$631
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$750
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$543
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$594
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$522
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$578
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$584
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$506
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$785
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$851
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$353
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$775