Copenhagen vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Copenhagen	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2333	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5412	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4139	$252
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	93	1
😀 Quality of life	97	22
🏙️ Population	644K	65.5K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 159% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 1085th and 6047th ($2333 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.8 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 10th and 8798th 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	$18.8	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2847	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5513	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.3	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.6	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14686	$3685

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$900
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$668
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1121
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$741
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$655
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$601
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1265
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$621
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$384
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$764
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1611
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$883
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$881
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$972
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$805
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$747
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$558
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$462
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$555
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$553
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$651
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1113
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$634
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$709
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$779
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$776
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$695
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$523
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$755
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$677
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$676
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$519
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$522
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$590