Jerusalem vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jerusalem	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2037	$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4974	$2258
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$282
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$610
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$469
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$37.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2358	$267
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	77	1
😀 Quality of life	84	22
🏙️ Population	936K	65.5K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 132% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 1770th and 6193rd ($2037 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd 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 0.3 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 358th and 8799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Sao Tome

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	Jerusalem	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.4	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.45	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1355	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1935	$496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$39.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12822	$1459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8413	$231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$6.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.1	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$19.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.9	$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$859	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11066	$3719

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$934
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$952
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$721
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1768
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$847
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1536
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1741
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1866
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1815
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$730
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2020
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1751
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$705
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2085
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1872
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$692
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1838
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1651
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1632
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1671

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$879
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$702
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1201
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$812
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$651
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$710
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$655
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1368
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$638
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$374
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$933
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1686
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$906
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$886
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$1036
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$846
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$764
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$537
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$469
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$794
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$714
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$658
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1133
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$635
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$755
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$774
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$759
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$704
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$531
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$711
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$699
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$686
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$531
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$531
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$617