Jerusalem vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$252
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	78	1
😀 Quality of life	85	22
🏙️ Population	936K	65.5K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 135% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 1551st and 6047th ($2114 vs $900) 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 374th and 8798th 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	$22.2	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$3685

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1931
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511

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