Cape Town vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3099
$2482
🏠 One person rent
$773
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$1343
$512
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$582
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$40.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$248
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
55
1
😀 Quality of life
55
29
🏙️ Population
3.78M
65.5K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 31% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 4432nd and 5349th ($1366 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in South Africa and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check South Africa vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.2 months in Sao Tome. Cape Town ranked 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 6382nd and 8862nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Sao Tome

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Cape Town Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$29.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$1.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.39
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$874
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1556
$490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$46.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2160
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1500
$1094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.16
$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.46
$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$5.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$25.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.6
$21.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$22.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$34.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5378
$3421

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$1345
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$718
371 km or 231 mi George
$927
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$980
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1036
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$811
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$874
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$1050
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$927
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1419
882 km or 548 mi East London
$795
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$763
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$630
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$681
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$952
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$826
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$986
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$875
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$826
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$901
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$791
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$934
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$697
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$694
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$765
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$1057
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$1017
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$731
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$662
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1171
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$958
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$1023
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$1089
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$948
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$968
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$905

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Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Trindade
$1042
256 km or 159 mi Port-Gentil
$699
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$745
375 km or 233 mi Bata
$1239
443 km or 275 mi Malabo
$1344
492 km or 306 mi Port Harcourt
$618
494 km or 307 mi Limbe
$750
509 km or 316 mi Buea
$641
529 km or 328 mi Douala
$1254
537 km or 333 mi Aba
$601
543 km or 337 mi Calabar
$386
565 km or 351 mi Kumba
$834
574 km or 356 mi Owerri
$1555
584 km or 363 mi Umuahia
$849
587 km or 365 mi Warri
$878
649 km or 403 mi Onitsha
$922
653 km or 406 mi Awka
$785
660 km or 410 mi Yaounde
$668
677 km or 421 mi Benin
$655
684 km or 425 mi Enugu
$587
702 km or 436 mi Bafoussam
$750
730 km or 454 mi Bamenda
$687
772 km or 480 mi Owo
$594
774 km or 481 mi Lagos
$1022
788 km or 490 mi Akure
$578
806 km or 501 mi Pointe-Noire
$590
822 km or 511 mi Porto-Novo
$741
824 km or 512 mi Cotonou
$796
827 km or 514 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
829 km or 515 mi Ife
$775
845 km or 525 mi Ibadan
$759
846 km or 526 mi Abeokuta
$1017
861 km or 535 mi Osogbo
$659
884 km or 549 mi Kayes
$544
889 km or 552 mi Lome
$802
890 km or 553 mi Oyo
$665
892 km or 555 mi Cabinda
$695
907 km or 564 mi Madingou
$544
924 km or 574 mi Gamboma
$543
926 km or 575 mi Abomey
$612