Dusseldorf vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dusseldorf	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1861	$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4578	$2258
🏠 One person rent	$1029	$282
🏘️ Family rent	$1905	$610
🍽️ Food expenses	$527	$469
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$37.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3480	$267
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	92	1
😀 Quality of life	95	22
🏙️ Population	629K	65.5K

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 112% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 2278th and 6193rd ($1861 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th 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 1.9 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 26th and 8799th 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	$15.3	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.8	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.17	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.23	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$959	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1887	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$39.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.98%	7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7923	$1459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6295	$231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.48	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.6	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.9	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.97	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.06	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.69	$6.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.77	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.04	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$19.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.6	$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$657	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22103	$3719

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1566
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1548
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1571
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1556
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1578
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1527
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1620
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1505
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1647
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1489
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1634
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1441
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1538
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1464
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1567
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1612
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1463
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1465
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1425
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1652
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1497
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1563
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1638
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1947
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1511
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1543
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1461
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1206
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1479
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1415
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1569
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1525
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1582
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1493
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1441
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1478
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1470
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1851

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