Jacksonville vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jacksonville	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2192	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5144	$2409
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$322
🏘️ Family rent	$2197	$515
🍽️ Food expenses	$648	$552
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3945	$271
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	56	1
😀 Quality of life	87	29
🏙️ Population	950K	65.5K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 117% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 1499th and 5493rd ($2192 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1231st 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 1.8 months in Jacksonville compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Jacksonville ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 325th and 8825th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Jacksonville	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$25.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.1	$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1458	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1004	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2511	$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1805	$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$81.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$69.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	7.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$1893
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2047	$1191
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.1	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$9.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.08	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$20.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.44	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$8.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.85	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.92	$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.94	$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$20.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.5	$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1309	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11918	$2877

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2202
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2195
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2201
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2168
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2163
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2321
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2172
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2278
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1991
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2288
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2321
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2300
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2348
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2260
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2323
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2325
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1515
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2121
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2313
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2345
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2362
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2401
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2363
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2480
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2401
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2352
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2404
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2643
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2243
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2053
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2318
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2599
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2617
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1863

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