Dublin vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dublin	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2992	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6629	$2482
🏠 One person rent	$1987	$323
🏘️ Family rent	$3461	$512
🍽️ Food expenses	$663	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$40.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$248
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	96	1
😀 Quality of life	95	29
🏙️ Population	593K	65.5K

The cost of living in Dublin is 187% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 223rd and 5349th ($2992 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 0.2 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 36th and 8862nd 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	$20.5	$29.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.7	$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.58	$1.71
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2108	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3809	$490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2999	$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$46.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$249	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.7	$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8392	$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6209	$1094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.36	$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.1	$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.03	$5.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$25.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.04	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.85	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$21.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.5	$22.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$119	$34.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1316	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10947	$3421

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2472
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2515
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2627
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$2179
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2055
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$2074
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1945
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1954
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2265
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1496
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1769
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2236
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2978
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1764
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1620
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1718
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1873
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1862
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1895
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1888
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1998
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1893
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1861
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1677
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2524
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1784
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1804
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1771
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1951
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2047
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1815
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1686
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1907
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1928
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1873
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1754
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1819
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1718

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$1042
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$699
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$745
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1239
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$1344
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$618
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$750
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$641
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1254
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$601
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$386
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$834
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1555
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$849
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$878
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$922
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$785
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$668
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$655
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$587
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$750
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$687
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$594
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1022
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$578
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$590
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$741
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$796
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$631
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$775
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$759
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1017
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$659
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$544
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$802
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$665
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$695
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$544
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$543
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$612