Abidjan vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abidjan	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1224	$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$2477
🏠 One person rent	$548	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$551
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$571
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$38.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$198	$218
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	33	1
😀 Quality of life	43	28
🏙️ Population	5.62M	65.5K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 17% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 4654th and 5224th ($1224 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.2 months in Sao Tome. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 7383rd and 8852nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Sao Tome

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	Abidjan	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.07	$29.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$62.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$1452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1432	$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$7.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$25.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.52	$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.67	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.8	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.83	$21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3211	$4068

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1057
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1057
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1083
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1066
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$631
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1123
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$532
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$668
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$822
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$630
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$600
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1099
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$417
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$652
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$684
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$502
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$503
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$576
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$835
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$699
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$703
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$846
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$514
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$598
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$705
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$502
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$793
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$712
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$536
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$877
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$508

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$1044
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$708
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1241
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$1413
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$755
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$665
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1363
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$674
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$397
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$849
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1774
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$961
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$926
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$1051
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$878
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$671
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$632
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$563
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$793
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$698
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$664
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1102
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$644
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$585
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$793
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$778
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$752
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$705
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$536
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$835
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$664
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$706
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$536
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$536
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$598