Hamburg City vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamburg City	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2007	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4961	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$1066	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$2044	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$235	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3346	$252
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	84	1
😀 Quality of life	94	22
🏙️ Population	1.91M	65.5K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 123% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 1818th and 6047th ($2007 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Germany and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Germany vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 40th and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Sao Tome

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	Hamburg City	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.9	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.27	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$755	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2236	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1550	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$318	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8190	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5824	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.69	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.1	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.38	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.67	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.4	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$233	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24460	$3685

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1514
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1501
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1489
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1482
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1515
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1437
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1485
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1425
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1514
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1473
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1484
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1428
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1530
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1397
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1459
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1599
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1456
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1456
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1469
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1488
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1482
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1382
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1452
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1468
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1432
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1432
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1450
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1382
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1451
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1626
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1231
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1556
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1358
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1458
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1442
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1307
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1451
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1451
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1321

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