Fortaleza vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Fortaleza	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$814	$866
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1863	$2222
🏠 One person rent	$353	$280
🏘️ Family rent	$491	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$462
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$35.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$248	$298
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	42	1
😀 Quality of life	56	21
🏙️ Population	2.7M	71.9K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 6% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 6336th and 6146th ($814 vs $866) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 5829th and 8947th 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	$4.6	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$0.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$1.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$383	$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$361	$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	7.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1373	$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$661	$224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.7	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.06	$6.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.32	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.3	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.73	$19.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$17.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.5	$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$61.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2398	$3475

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$745
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$618
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$521
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$611
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$600
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$619
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$582
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$579
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$567
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$597
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$592
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$596
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$598
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$593
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$599
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$632
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$609
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$619
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$598
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$576
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$539
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$545
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$595
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$574
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$650
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$580
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$585
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$670
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$601
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$504
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$614
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$623
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$562
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$612
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$636
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$466
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$667
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$659

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$866
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$651
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$697
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1242
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$990
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$327
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$683
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$587
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1300
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$233
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$237
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$860
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$507
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$330
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$351
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$354
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$325
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$567
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$315
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$290
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$761
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$436
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$272
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$448
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$243
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$545
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$697
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$732
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$247
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$250
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$262
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$826
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$310
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$510
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$678
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$407
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$749
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$509
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$510
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$677