Addis Ababa vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Addis Ababa	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1103	$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2584	$2258
🏠 One person rent	$604	$282
🏘️ Family rent	$1197	$610
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$469
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.2	$37.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$267
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	32	1
😀 Quality of life	40	22
🏙️ Population	5.23M	65.5K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 26% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 4928th and 6193rd ($1103 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ethiopia and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 6957th and 8799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Sao Tome

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	Addis Ababa	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.55	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.31	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$618	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1617	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$891	$496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.6	$39.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.04	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.86%	7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2736	$1459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2013	$231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.93	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.18	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.01	$6.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.97	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.27	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.38	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.9	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.68	$19.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.28	$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.8	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3443	$3719

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$810
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$814
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$590
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$799
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$667
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$626
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$946
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$671
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$554
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$555
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$527
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$686
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$584
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$827
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$684
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$553
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$490
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$524
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$492
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$491
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$988
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$489
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$514
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$502
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$509
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$851
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$504
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$513
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$711
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$491
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$491
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$520
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$550
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$868
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$889
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$579
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$535
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$902

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$879
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$702
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1201
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$812
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$651
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$710
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$655
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1368
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$638
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$374
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$933
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1686
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$906
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$886
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$1036
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$846
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$764
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$537
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$469
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$794
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$714
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$658
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1133
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$635
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$755
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$774
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$759
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$704
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$531
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$711
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$699
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$686
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$531
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$531
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$617