Casablanca vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Casablanca	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$936	$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2205	$2477
🏠 One person rent	$444	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$744	$551
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$571
🚐 Transport expenses	$98	$38.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$444	$218
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	33	1
😀 Quality of life	64	28
🏙️ Population	3.22M	65.5K

The cost of living in Casablanca is 11% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 6026th and 5224th ($936 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Morocco and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Morocco vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Casablanca compared to 0.2 months in Sao Tome. Casablanca ranked 2nd best city to live in Morocco vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 5347th and 8852nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Casablanca vs Sao Tome

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	Casablanca	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.1	$29.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.1	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.8	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.61	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.71	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$552	$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$993	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$566	$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.1	$62.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.1%	7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2189	$1452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1152	$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.4	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.96	$7.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$25.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.61	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.99	$21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5162	$4068

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Cities near Casablanca

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Mohammedia	$721
75 km or 47 mi	Temara	$680
87 km or 54 mi	Rabat	$790
90 km or 56 mi	Sale	$619
91 km or 57 mi	El Jadida	$557
104 km or 65 mi	Khouribga	$501
120 km or 75 mi	Kenitra	$604
183 km or 114 mi	Beni Mellal	$477
194 km or 121 mi	Meknes	$578
210 km or 130 mi	Safi	$548
222 km or 138 mi	Marrakesh	$765
247 km or 153 mi	Fez	$610
294 km or 183 mi	Tangier	$863
301 km or 187 mi	Tetouan	$565
307 km or 191 mi	Essaouira	$693
326 km or 202 mi	Tarifa	$1287
331 km or 206 mi	Ceuta	$1312
341 km or 212 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
344 km or 214 mi	Algeciras	$987
347 km or 215 mi	Los Barrios	$1157
348 km or 216 mi	Cadiz	$1501
350 km or 218 mi	Gibraltar City	$2429
352 km or 219 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1268
355 km or 221 mi	Rota	$1500
371 km or 230 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$989
381 km or 237 mi	Faro	$1380
382 km or 237 mi	Olhao	$1401
387 km or 240 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1274
388 km or 241 mi	Estepona	$1666
392 km or 244 mi	Albufeira	$1910
393 km or 244 mi	Tavira	$1504
393 km or 244 mi	Taghazout	$602
396 km or 246 mi	Loule	$1512
399 km or 248 mi	Agadir	$623
400 km or 249 mi	Lagoa	$1428
401 km or 249 mi	Lagos	$1724
402 km or 250 mi	Portimao	$1347
404 km or 251 mi	Ait Melloul	$591
405 km or 252 mi	Silves	$1468
408 km or 254 mi	Marbella	$1924

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