Brisbane vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brisbane	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4896	$2477
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$2149	$551
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$571
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$38.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$218
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	66	1
😀 Quality of life	98	28
🏙️ Population	2.71M	65.5K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 97% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 1813th and 5224th ($2065 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Australia and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Australia vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.2 months in Sao Tome. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 9th and 8852nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Brisbane	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$29.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1816	$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$62.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8291	$1452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6020	$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.8	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$7.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$25.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1795	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11423	$4068

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1662
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1798
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1710
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1184
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1503
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1839
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1747
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2181
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1888
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1599
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2292
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2640
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1568
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1364
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1580
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1678
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2019
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1667
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1683
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1771
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1706
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1736

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$1044
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$708
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1241
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$1413
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$755
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$665
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1363
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$674
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$397
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$849
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1774
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$961
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$926
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$1051
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$878
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$671
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$632
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$563
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$793
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$698
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$664
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1102
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$644
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$585
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$793
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$778
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$752
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$705
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$536
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$835
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$664
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$706
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$536
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$536
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$598