Athens vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Athens	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$2258
🏠 One person rent	$675	$282
🏘️ Family rent	$1210	$610
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$469
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$37.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1105	$267
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	90	1
😀 Quality of life	78	22
🏙️ Population	643K	65.5K

The cost of living in Athens is 56% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 4177th and 6193rd ($1366 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in Greece and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Greece vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 658th and 8799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Sao Tome

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	Athens	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.73	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$39.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3450	$1459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.96	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$6.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.35	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.77	$19.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.2	$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$500	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11136	$3719

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1257
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1258
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1528
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1045
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1106
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1054
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1148
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1005
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1060
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$896
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1956
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1133
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1080
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1123
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$956
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1198
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1019
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1062
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1769
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1036
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$899
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$989
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1257
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1120
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1223
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$892
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$1036
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1094
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$743
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1050
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1186

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