Barcelona vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$2409
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$322
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$515
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$552
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$271
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
98
1
😀 Quality of life
90
29
🏙️ Population
1.73M
65.5K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 111% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 1659th and 5493rd ($2129 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Spain and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Spain vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 174th and 8825th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$25.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$81.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$69.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
7.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$1893
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$1191
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$9.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$20.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$8.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$20.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$2877

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7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812

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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