Barcelona vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$866
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$2222
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$280
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$462
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$35.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
98
1
😀 Quality of life
88
21
🏙️ Population
1.64M
71.9K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 105% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 2423rd and 6146th ($1773 vs $866) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.2 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 193rd and 8947th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$0.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$1.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
7.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$6.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$19.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$17.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$61.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$3475

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Trindade
$866
256 km or 159 mi Port-Gentil
$651
303 km or 188 mi Libreville
$697
375 km or 233 mi Bata
$1242
443 km or 275 mi Malabo
$990
492 km or 306 mi Port Harcourt
$327
494 km or 307 mi Limbe
$683
509 km or 316 mi Buea
$587
529 km or 328 mi Douala
$1300
537 km or 333 mi Aba
$233
543 km or 337 mi Calabar
$237
565 km or 351 mi Kumba
$860
574 km or 356 mi Owerri
$507
584 km or 363 mi Umuahia
$330
587 km or 365 mi Warri
$351
649 km or 403 mi Onitsha
$354
653 km or 406 mi Awka
$325
660 km or 410 mi Yaounde
$567
677 km or 421 mi Benin
$315
684 km or 425 mi Enugu
$290
702 km or 436 mi Bafoussam
$761
730 km or 454 mi Bamenda
$436
772 km or 480 mi Owo
$272
774 km or 481 mi Lagos
$448
788 km or 490 mi Akure
$243
806 km or 501 mi Pointe-Noire
$545
822 km or 511 mi Porto-Novo
$697
824 km or 512 mi Cotonou
$732
827 km or 514 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
829 km or 515 mi Ife
$250
845 km or 525 mi Ibadan
$262
846 km or 526 mi Abeokuta
$826
861 km or 535 mi Osogbo
$310
884 km or 549 mi Kayes
$510
889 km or 552 mi Lome
$678
890 km or 553 mi Oyo
$407
892 km or 555 mi Cabinda
$749
907 km or 564 mi Madingou
$509
924 km or 574 mi Gamboma
$510
926 km or 575 mi Abomey
$677