Houston vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$252
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	1
😀 Quality of life	91	22
🏙️ Population	2.3M	65.5K

The cost of living in Houston is 152% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 1229th and 6047th ($2265 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 2nd in the United States and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check the United States vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Houston compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 97th and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$3685

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

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