Copenhagen vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Copenhagen	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2555	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5866	$2409
🏠 One person rent	$1447	$322
🏘️ Family rent	$2513	$515
🍽️ Food expenses	$713	$552
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4784	$271
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	94	1
😀 Quality of life	97	29
🏙️ Population	667K	65.5K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 153% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 805th and 5493rd ($2555 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Denmark and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Denmark vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 5th and 8825th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Sao Tome

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	Copenhagen	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$25.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.09	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$7.32	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.12	$1.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1680	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2988	$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$81.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$69.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	7.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11390	$1893
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7705	$1191
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$9.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.75	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$20.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$8.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$20.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.4	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$38	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12710	$2877

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2533
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2195
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1423
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1793
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2151
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2220
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1567
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1568
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2053
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1583
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1478
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2073
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1399
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1358
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1893
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1792
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1429
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2135
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1584
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1441
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1731
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1650
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1477
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1621
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1483
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1840
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1570
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1654
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1852
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1411
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1637
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1415
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1475
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1723
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1557

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