Bangalore vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$219	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$252
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	74	1
😀 Quality of life	68	22
🏙️ Population	12.3M	65.5K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 41% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 8398th and 6047th ($533 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in India and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check India vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 3159th and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bangalore	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$3685

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$351
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$375
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$346
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$304
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$258
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$354
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$295
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$300
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$315
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$355
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$339
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$342
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$292
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$360
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$306
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$325
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$272
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$316
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$302
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$412
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$366
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$514
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$280
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$294
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$349
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$310
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$346
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$383
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$338
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$359
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$306
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357

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