Dublin vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dublin	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2810	$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6242	$2258
🏠 One person rent	$1872	$282
🏘️ Family rent	$3267	$610
🍽️ Food expenses	$597	$469
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$37.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3754	$267
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	95	1
😀 Quality of life	95	22
🏙️ Population	593K	65.5K

The cost of living in Dublin is 220% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 300th and 6193rd ($2810 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ireland and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Ireland vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Dublin compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 21st and 8799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Sao Tome

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	Dublin	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.6	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.4	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.7	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1887	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1582	$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3404	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2823	$496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$39.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7861	$1459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6156	$231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.25	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$6.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.6	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.29	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.12	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.3	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$19.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.2	$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1381	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9488	$3719

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2528
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2362
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2492
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1930
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1933
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1854
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1805
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2207
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1830
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1989
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1467
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1650
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2066
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2427
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1761
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1491
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1647
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1755
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1761
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1797
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1784
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1889
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1789
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1749
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1556
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2459
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1675
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1694
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1853
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1957
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1797
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1529
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1824
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1844
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1783
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1585
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1763
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1659

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$879
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$702
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1201
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$812
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$651
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$710
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$655
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1368
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$638
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$374
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$933
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1686
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$906
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$886
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$1036
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$846
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$764
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$537
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$469
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$794
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$714
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$658
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1133
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$635
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$755
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$774
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$759
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$704
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$531
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$711
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$699
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$686
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$531
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$531
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$617