Jerusalem vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$2477
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$551
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$571
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$38.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$218
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	78	1
😀 Quality of life	87	28
🏙️ Population	936K	65.5K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 134% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 950th and 5224th ($2447 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Israel and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Israel vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.2 months in Sao Tome. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 351st and 8852nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Jerusalem vs Sao Tome infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/jerusalem/sao-tome.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Jerusalem vs Sao Tome infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/jerusalem/sao-tome" target="_blank">Jerusalem vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Jerusalem vs Sao Tome

Prices for goods and services in Jerusalem and Sao Tome are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Jerusalem	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.3	$29.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$62.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$1452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$7.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$25.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$4068

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$1044
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$708
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1241
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$1413
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$755
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$665
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1363
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$674
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$397
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$849
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1774
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$961
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$926
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$1051
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$878
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$671
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$632
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$563
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$793
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$698
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$664
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1102
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$644
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$585
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$793
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$778
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$752
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$705
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$536
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$835
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$664
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$706
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$536
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$536
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$598