Jeddah vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$512	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$252
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	45	1
😀 Quality of life	76	22
🏙️ Population	4.7M	65.5K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 27% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 4650th and 6047th ($1146 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 860th and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Sao Tome

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	Jeddah	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.67	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$3685

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486

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