Athens vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1436
$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3478
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$710
$343
🏘️ Family rent
$1232
$551
🍽️ Food expenses
$496
$571
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.7
$38.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1185
$218
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
90
1
😀 Quality of life
82
28
🏙️ Population
643K
65.5K

The cost of living in Athens is 37% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 4155th and 5224th ($1436 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st 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 0.2 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 611th and 8852nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Athens Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$29.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.9
$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.91
$1.67
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.42
$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$525
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$950
$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$62.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3810
$1452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3763
$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.9
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$7.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$25.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$553
$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11493
$4068

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1291
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1281
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1259
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1265
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1177
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1438
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1636
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1415
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1477
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1041
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1127
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1055
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1224
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1026
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1143
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$930
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2056
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1101
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1111
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1162
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$976
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1254
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1149
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1112
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1835
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1092
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1067
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1245
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1174
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1046
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1040
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1045
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$770
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$973
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1303

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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