Brussels vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1958
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4780
$2258
🏠 One person rent
$1120
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$1989
$610
🍽️ Food expenses
$598
$469
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$37.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3047
$267
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
1
😀 Quality of life
89
22
🏙️ Population
196K
65.5K

The cost of living in Brussels is 123% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 1988th and 6193rd ($1958 vs $878) 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 173rd and 8799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brussels Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.8
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.51
$1.1
 Cappuccino
$4.14
$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1032
$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$881
$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$39.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4722
$1459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4382
$231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$6.88
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.59
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$6.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$19.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1059
$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23380
$3719

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1799
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1701
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1636
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1708
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1619
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1696
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1691
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1661
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1693
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1660
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1779
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1761
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1592
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1595
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1630
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1616
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1555
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1593
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1611
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1514
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1598
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1616
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1545
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1667
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1709
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1560
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1762

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Trindade
$879
256 km or 159 mi Port-Gentil
$659
303 km or 188 mi Libreville
$702
375 km or 233 mi Bata
$1201
443 km or 275 mi Malabo
$812
492 km or 306 mi Port Harcourt
$651
494 km or 307 mi Limbe
$710
509 km or 316 mi Buea
$655
529 km or 328 mi Douala
$1368
537 km or 333 mi Aba
$638
543 km or 337 mi Calabar
$374
565 km or 351 mi Kumba
$933
574 km or 356 mi Owerri
$1686
584 km or 363 mi Umuahia
$906
587 km or 365 mi Warri
$886
649 km or 403 mi Onitsha
$1036
653 km or 406 mi Awka
$846
660 km or 410 mi Yaounde
$764
677 km or 421 mi Benin
$537
684 km or 425 mi Enugu
$469
702 km or 436 mi Bafoussam
$794
730 km or 454 mi Bamenda
$714
772 km or 480 mi Owo
$658
774 km or 481 mi Lagos
$1133
788 km or 490 mi Akure
$635
806 km or 501 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
822 km or 511 mi Porto-Novo
$710
824 km or 512 mi Cotonou
$755
827 km or 514 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
829 km or 515 mi Ife
$774
845 km or 525 mi Ibadan
$759
846 km or 526 mi Abeokuta
$1019
861 km or 535 mi Osogbo
$704
884 km or 549 mi Kayes
$531
889 km or 552 mi Lome
$711
890 km or 553 mi Oyo
$699
892 km or 555 mi Cabinda
$686
907 km or 564 mi Madingou
$531
924 km or 574 mi Gamboma
$531
926 km or 575 mi Abomey
$617