Brussels vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$2409
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$322
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$515
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$552
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$271
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	96	1
😀 Quality of life	91	29
🏙️ Population	196K	65.5K

The cost of living in Brussels is 101% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 1939th and 5493rd ($2030 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Belgium and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Belgium vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 121st and 8825th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Sao Tome

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	Brussels	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$25.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$1.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$81.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$69.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	7.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$1893
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$1191
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$9.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$20.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$8.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$20.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$2877

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1874
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1843
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1833
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1888
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1793
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1848
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1819
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1769
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1845
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1895
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1703
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1743
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1686
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1688
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1799
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1746
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1753
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1742
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1939
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1829
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1727
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1834

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