Berlin vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Berlin	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$2409
🏠 One person rent	$1330	$322
🏘️ Family rent	$2289	$515
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$552
🚐 Transport expenses	$319	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3423	$271
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	1
😀 Quality of life	94	29
🏙️ Population	3.78M	65.5K

The cost of living in Berlin is 135% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 1150th and 5493rd ($2371 vs $1011) 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 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 45th and 8825th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Berlin	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$25.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.65	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.71	$1.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1383	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2475	$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$307	$81.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47	$69.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	7.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8891	$1893
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6112	$1191
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$9.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$20.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$8.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$20.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.6	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12679	$2877

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1960
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1941
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1902
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1979
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1908
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1878
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1921
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1895
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1840
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1920
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1903
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1827
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1854
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1863
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1682
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1870
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1517
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1460
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1332
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1459
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1462
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1482
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1551
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1505
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1419
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1443
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1190
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1416
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1080
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470

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