Berlin vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$252
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	1
😀 Quality of life	95	22
🏙️ Population	3.78M	65.5K

The cost of living in Berlin is 125% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 1762nd and 6047th ($2027 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Germany and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Germany vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 21st and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Sao Tome

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	Berlin	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$3685

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

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