Gothenburg vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$808	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$252
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	46	1
😀 Quality of life	92	22
🏙️ Population	675K	65.5K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 80% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 2959th and 6047th ($1623 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd 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 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 78th and 8798th 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	$12.3	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$3685

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251

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