Amsterdam vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2545
$866
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5759
$2222
🏠 One person rent
$1649
$280
🏘️ Family rent
$2742
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$462
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$35.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3788
$298
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
95
1
😀 Quality of life
94
21
🏙️ Population
921K
71.9K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 194% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 612th and 6146th ($2545 vs $866) 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 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 37th and 8947th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amsterdam Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.4
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.4
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.35
$0.65
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$1.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1693
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2979
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.3
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
7.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9157
$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5939
$224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$6.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.73
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.3
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.94
$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$19.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$17.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.1
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$61.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1976
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10734
$3475

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2001
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2465
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2092
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1647
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2135
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$1894
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1897
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1958
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2055
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2205
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$1939
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1501
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$1850
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1796
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$1886
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$1836
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1804
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1729
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2013
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1841
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1818
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1793
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1756
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1770
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1942
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1864
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1697
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1725
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1761
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1901
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1746
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1734
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1822
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1833

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Trindade
$866
256 km or 159 mi Port-Gentil
$651
303 km or 188 mi Libreville
$697
375 km or 233 mi Bata
$1242
443 km or 275 mi Malabo
$990
492 km or 306 mi Port Harcourt
$327
494 km or 307 mi Limbe
$683
509 km or 316 mi Buea
$587
529 km or 328 mi Douala
$1300
537 km or 333 mi Aba
$233
543 km or 337 mi Calabar
$237
565 km or 351 mi Kumba
$860
574 km or 356 mi Owerri
$507
584 km or 363 mi Umuahia
$330
587 km or 365 mi Warri
$351
649 km or 403 mi Onitsha
$354
653 km or 406 mi Awka
$325
660 km or 410 mi Yaounde
$567
677 km or 421 mi Benin
$315
684 km or 425 mi Enugu
$290
702 km or 436 mi Bafoussam
$761
730 km or 454 mi Bamenda
$436
772 km or 480 mi Owo
$272
774 km or 481 mi Lagos
$448
788 km or 490 mi Akure
$243
806 km or 501 mi Pointe-Noire
$545
822 km or 511 mi Porto-Novo
$697
824 km or 512 mi Cotonou
$732
827 km or 514 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
829 km or 515 mi Ife
$250
845 km or 525 mi Ibadan
$262
846 km or 526 mi Abeokuta
$826
861 km or 535 mi Osogbo
$310
884 km or 549 mi Kayes
$510
889 km or 552 mi Lome
$678
890 km or 553 mi Oyo
$407
892 km or 555 mi Cabinda
$749
907 km or 564 mi Madingou
$509
924 km or 574 mi Gamboma
$510
926 km or 575 mi Abomey
$677