Dusseldorf vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dusseldorf	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1772	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4419	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$985	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$495	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3209	$252
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	92	1
😀 Quality of life	95	22
🏙️ Population	631K	65.5K

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 97% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 2469th and 6047th ($1772 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 2nd in Germany and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Germany vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dusseldorf compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 27th and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Sao Tome

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	Dusseldorf	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.58	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$930	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1883	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1479	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.6	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5584	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.47	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.4	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.87	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.02	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.4	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$721	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21276	$3685

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1495
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1497
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1500
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1522
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1479
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1561
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1476
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1517
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1444
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1490
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1433
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1471
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1428
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1314
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1580
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1434
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1511
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1572
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1469
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1485
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1439
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1445
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1460
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1494
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1443
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1518
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1367
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1435
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1444
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1744

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