Gothenburg vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gothenburg	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1879	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4293	$2409
🏠 One person rent	$949	$322
🏘️ Family rent	$1652	$515
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$552
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3784	$271
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	46	1
😀 Quality of life	92	29
🏙️ Population	675K	65.5K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 86% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 2470th and 5493rd ($1879 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 2 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 91st and 8825th 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	$14	$25.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89	$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.93	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$1.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$950	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$821	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1735	$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$81.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36	$69.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.33%	7.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6539	$1893
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3629	$1191
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.93	$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$9.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$20.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$8.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.4	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.21	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.2	$20.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.1	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.1	$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4650	$2877

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1723
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1544
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1441
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1358
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1574
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1424
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1578
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1483
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1503
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1877
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1429
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1479
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1855
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1478
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2401
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2053
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$2029
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2157
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2220
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2135
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2195
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2071
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1423
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1723
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1980
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1481
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2084
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$2002
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1993
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2334
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1984
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1423

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$1013
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$698
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$743
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1209
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$1272
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$559
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$738
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$627
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1156
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$591
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$373
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$821
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1364
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$773
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$786
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$795
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$693
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$666
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$627
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$564
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$759
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$699
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$531
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$946
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$488
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$768
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$830
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$597
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$670
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$658
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$995
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$575
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$533
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$759
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$639
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$673
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$531
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$531
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$596