Amsterdam vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amsterdam	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7127	$2409
🏠 One person rent	$2073	$322
🏘️ Family rent	$3318	$515
🍽️ Food expenses	$659	$552
🚐 Transport expenses	$265	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4747	$271
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	95	1
😀 Quality of life	95	29
🏙️ Population	921K	65.5K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 213% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 138th and 5493rd ($3165 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Netherlands and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 24th and 8825th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Sao Tome

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	Amsterdam	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22	$25.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93	$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$1.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2259	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1723	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3695	$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$296	$81.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$69.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	7.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11141	$1893
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7428	$1191
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.8	$9.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.47	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$20.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.2	$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.7	$8.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.6	$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$20.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.1	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2748	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20104	$2877

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2185
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2755
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2399
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2564
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2296
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2283
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2608
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2389
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2407
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1477
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2491
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2424
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2026
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$2053
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2104
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2341
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2077
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2159
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2220
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2253
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1942
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2040
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2082
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2152
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2166
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2112
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2247

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$1013
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$698
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$743
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1209
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$1272
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$559
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$738
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$627
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1156
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$591
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$373
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$821
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1364
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$773
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$786
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$795
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$693
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$666
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$627
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$564
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$759
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$699
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$531
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$946
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$488
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$768
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$830
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$597
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$670
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$658
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$995
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$575
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$533
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$759
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$639
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$673
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$531
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$531
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$596