Fortaleza vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$328	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$252
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	42	1
😀 Quality of life	56	22
🏙️ Population	2.43M	65.5K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 17% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 6696th and 6047th ($745 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 2nd in Brazil and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Brazil vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 5747th and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Sao Tome

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	Fortaleza	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$3685

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$685
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$595
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$488
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$603
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$597
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$604
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$557
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$558
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$550
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$564
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$568
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$563
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$561
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$561
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$589
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$569
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$545
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$563
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$534
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$538
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$538
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$557
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$537
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$591
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$547
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$546
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$551
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$503
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$563
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$572
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$543
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$572
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$567
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$446
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$600
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$588

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