Gothenburg vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gothenburg	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4155	$2477
🏠 One person rent	$902	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$1552	$551
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$571
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$38.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3793	$218
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	46	1
😀 Quality of life	94	28
🏙️ Population	675K	65.5K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 74% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 2645th and 5224th ($1823 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Sweden and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Sweden vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.2 months in Sao Tome. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 68th and 8852nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Sao Tome

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	Gothenburg	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.7	$29.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.2	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$955	$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1688	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1310	$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$62.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6255	$1452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4279	$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$7.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$25.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.22	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.5	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.1	$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4093	$4068

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1684
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1503
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1444
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1362
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1529
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1551
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1866
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1502
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1516
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1761
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1485
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1977
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1830
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2280
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2088
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2184
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1421
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1658
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1830
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1460
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1949
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1819
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2379
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1882
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1397

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$1044
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$708
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1241
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$1413
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$755
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$665
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1363
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$674
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$397
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$849
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1774
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$961
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$926
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$1051
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$878
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$671
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$632
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$563
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$793
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$698
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$664
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1102
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$644
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$585
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$793
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$778
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$752
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$705
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$536
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$835
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$664
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$706
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$536
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$536
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$598