Amsterdam vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$2477
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$551
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$571
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$38.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$218
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	95	1
😀 Quality of life	96	28
🏙️ Population	921K	65.5K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 198% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 143rd and 5224th ($3118 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.2 months in Sao Tome. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 31st and 8852nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Amsterdam	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.3	$29.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$62.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$1452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$7.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$25.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$4068

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

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