Antwerp vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Antwerp	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1640	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3817	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$832	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$1320	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2545	$252
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	87	1
😀 Quality of life	89	22
🏙️ Population	529K	65.5K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 82% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 2896th and 6047th ($1640 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 2nd in Belgium and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Belgium vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 203rd and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Sao Tome

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	Antwerp	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$794	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$636	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1346	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.38%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4167	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3351	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.1	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.83	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.8	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12170	$3685

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1530
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1613
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1523
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1541
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1556
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1318
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1475
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1421
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1599
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1362
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1663
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$1816
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1542
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1683
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1692
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1685
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1486
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2001
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$1739
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1618
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1560
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1559
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1515
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1626
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$1788

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$900
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$668
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1121
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$741
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$655
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$601
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1265
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$621
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$384
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$764
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1611
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$883
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$881
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$972
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$805
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$747
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$558
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$462
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$555
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$553
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$651
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1113
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$634
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$709
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$779
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$776
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$695
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$523
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$755
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$677
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$676
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$519
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$522
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$590