Barcelona vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$2482
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$512
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$582
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$40.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$248
😷 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 103% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 1722nd and 5349th ($2116 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st 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 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.2 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 205th and 8862nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$29.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$1.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$46.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$1094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$5.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$25.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$21.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$22.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$34.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$3421

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

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Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Trindade
$1042
256 km or 159 mi Port-Gentil
$699
303 km or 188 mi Libreville
$745
375 km or 233 mi Bata
$1239
443 km or 275 mi Malabo
$1344
492 km or 306 mi Port Harcourt
$618
494 km or 307 mi Limbe
$750
509 km or 316 mi Buea
$641
529 km or 328 mi Douala
$1254
537 km or 333 mi Aba
$601
543 km or 337 mi Calabar
$386
565 km or 351 mi Kumba
$834
574 km or 356 mi Owerri
$1555
584 km or 363 mi Umuahia
$849
587 km or 365 mi Warri
$878
649 km or 403 mi Onitsha
$922
653 km or 406 mi Awka
$785
660 km or 410 mi Yaounde
$668
677 km or 421 mi Benin
$655
684 km or 425 mi Enugu
$587
702 km or 436 mi Bafoussam
$750
730 km or 454 mi Bamenda
$687
772 km or 480 mi Owo
$594
774 km or 481 mi Lagos
$1022
788 km or 490 mi Akure
$578
806 km or 501 mi Pointe-Noire
$590
822 km or 511 mi Porto-Novo
$741
824 km or 512 mi Cotonou
$796
827 km or 514 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
829 km or 515 mi Ife
$775
845 km or 525 mi Ibadan
$759
846 km or 526 mi Abeokuta
$1017
861 km or 535 mi Osogbo
$659
884 km or 549 mi Kayes
$544
889 km or 552 mi Lome
$802
890 km or 553 mi Oyo
$665
892 km or 555 mi Cabinda
$695
907 km or 564 mi Madingou
$544
924 km or 574 mi Gamboma
$543
926 km or 575 mi Abomey
$612