Crete vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Crete	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1150	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2795	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$530	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$978	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$997	$252
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	32	1
😀 Quality of life	56	22
🏙️ Population	623K	65.5K

The cost of living in Crete is 28% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 4640th and 6047th ($1150 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in Greece and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Greece vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Crete ranked 28th best city to live in Greece vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 5717th and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Sao Tome

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	Crete	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.8	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$476	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$873	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.44%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2751	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.86	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.09	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.4	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.32	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.5	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$386	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4629	$3685

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Cities near Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1093
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1052
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1131
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1659
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$1838
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$1038
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1296
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1437
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1159
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1045
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1033
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1272
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1054
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1082
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1265
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1070
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1022
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$957
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$990
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$955
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$1049
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$380
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$764
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1099
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$980
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$381
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$773
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$655
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$909
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$681
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$843
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$643
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1011
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$638

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