Bangkok vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangkok	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$2409
🏠 One person rent	$434	$322
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$515
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$552
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$271
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	89	1
😀 Quality of life	74	29
🏙️ Population	5.68M	65.5K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 1% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 5606th and 5493rd ($996 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Thailand and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Thailand vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 2044th and 8825th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Sao Tome

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	Bangkok	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$25.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.3	$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$1.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$81.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$69.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.4%	7.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6402	$1893
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3365	$1191
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$9.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$20.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.61	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.26	$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.68	$20.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16017	$2877

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$762
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$616
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$839
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$809
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$787
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$567
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$718
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$601
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$601
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$564
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$735
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$968
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$656
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$776
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$610

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$1013
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$698
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$743
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1209
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$1272
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$559
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$738
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$627
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1156
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$591
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$373
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$821
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1364
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$773
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$786
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$795
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$693
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$666
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$627
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$564
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$759
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$699
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$531
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$946
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$488
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$768
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$830
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$597
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$670
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$658
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$995
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$575
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$533
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$759
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$639
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$673
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$531
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$531
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$596