Sao Tome vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sao Tome	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$900	$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2253	$1667
🏠 One person rent	$312	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$626	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$464	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.2	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$252	$745
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	1	19
😀 Quality of life	22	38
🏙️ Population	65.5K	7.01M

The cost of living in Sao Tome is 41% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 6047th and 7314th ($900 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 137th 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 0.3 months in Sao Tome compared to 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Sao Tome ranked 1st best city to live in Sao Tome and Principe vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 8798th and 7150th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Sao Tome	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.57	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.72	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$283	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$608	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.2	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.35%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1445	$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$123	$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.27	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.96	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.7	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.28	$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.9	$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.8	$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$126	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3685	$8598

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Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$900
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$668
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1121
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$741
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$655
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$601
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1265
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$621
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$384
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$764
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1611
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$883
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$881
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$972
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$805
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$747
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$558
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$462
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$555
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$553
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$651
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1113
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$634
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$709
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$779
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$776
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$695
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$523
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$755
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$677
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$676
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$519
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$522
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$590

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$571
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$591
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$580
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$655
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$586
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$632
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$547
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$552
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$591
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$619
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$538
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$633
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$538
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$528
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$600
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$529
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$604
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$545
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$519
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$577
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$736
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$630
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$509
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$651
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$582
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$505
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$504