Bogota vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bogota	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$887	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2258	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$388	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$728	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$379	$252
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	89	1
😀 Quality of life	60	22
🏙️ Population	8.03M	65.5K

The cost of living in Bogota is 1% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 6104th and 6047th ($887 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Colombia and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Colombia vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 5261st and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs Sao Tome

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	Bogota	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.16	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.32	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$784	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.6	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.7	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.24%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1877	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1355	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.35	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.58	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.11	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.27	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.89	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.62	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.3	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.7	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8398	$3685

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bogota

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Soacha	$794
39 km or 24 mi	Facatativa	$674
46 km or 29 mi	Zipaquira	$709
72 km or 44 mi	Villavicencio	$497
88 km or 55 mi	Girardot	$493
127 km or 79 mi	Ibague	$529
130 km or 81 mi	Tunja	$563
165 km or 102 mi	Manizales	$653
166 km or 103 mi	Salento	$605
176 km or 109 mi	Sogamoso	$534
177 km or 110 mi	Duitama	$882
178 km or 110 mi	Armenia	$598
181 km or 113 mi	Pereira	$680
202 km or 126 mi	Yopal	$722
205 km or 127 mi	Cartago	$649
231 km or 144 mi	Neiva	$557
241 km or 150 mi	Envigado	$897
243 km or 151 mi	Tulua	$513
246 km or 153 mi	Medellin	$906
252 km or 157 mi	Bello	$839
274 km or 170 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
274 km or 170 mi	Palmira	$666
294 km or 182 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
301 km or 187 mi	Cali	$748
311 km or 193 mi	Quibdo	$705
338 km or 210 mi	Buenaventura	$742
371 km or 230 mi	Popayan	$477
375 km or 233 mi	Florencia	$410
392 km or 244 mi	Rubio	$599
399 km or 248 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
405 km or 252 mi	Cucuta	$562
405 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
411 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
412 km or 256 mi	Ocana	$650
454 km or 282 mi	La Grita	$618
458 km or 285 mi	Arauca	$649
472 km or 293 mi	Guasdualito	$665
486 km or 302 mi	Turbo	$664
503 km or 312 mi	Monteria	$645

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