Austin vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Austin	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2473	$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5974	$2258
🏠 One person rent	$1613	$282
🏘️ Family rent	$3016	$610
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$469
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$37.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5652	$267
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	66	1
😀 Quality of life	91	22
🏙️ Population	962K	65.5K

The cost of living in Austin is 182% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 812th and 6193rd ($2473 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th and 2nd in the United States and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check the United States vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Austin compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 116th and 8799th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1307	$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4136	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2445	$496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$39.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4709	$1459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2939	$231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$6.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.91	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$19.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1453	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21741	$3719

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2145
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2250
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2194
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2226
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2177
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2006
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2172
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2155
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2194
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1890
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2071
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1764
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2223
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2231
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2129
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2137
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1798
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2143
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2145
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2156
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2248
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2080
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2158
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2189
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2101
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2003
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2035
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2299

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