Sao Tome vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Tome Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1042
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2482
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$323
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$512
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$582
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.6
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$248
$664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
1
68
😀 Quality of life
29
68
🏙️ Population
65.5K
12.6M

The cost of living in Sao Tome is 104% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5349th and 8643rd ($1042 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 498th 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 Zhengzhou. Sao Tome ranked 1st best city to live in Sao Tome and Principe vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 8862nd and 4641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Tome vs Zhengzhou

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Sao Tome Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$29.9
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.2
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$490
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.4
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.7
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.39%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1094
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.9
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.5
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.4
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.24
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.3
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.4
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.66
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.9
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$149
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3421
$21713

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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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556