Lisbon vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lisbon	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1966	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4479	$2409
🏠 One person rent	$1259	$322
🏘️ Family rent	$2162	$515
🍽️ Food expenses	$446	$552
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1605	$271
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	93	1
😀 Quality of life	83	29
🏙️ Population	546K	65.5K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 94% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 2123rd and 5493rd ($1966 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Portugal and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Portugal vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Lisbon ranked 1st best city to live in Portugal vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 532nd and 8825th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Lisbon	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$25.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.4	$1.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1406	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1033	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2582	$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$181	$81.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$69.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.6%	7.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7840	$1893
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4420	$1191
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.3	$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$9.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.16	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.49	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$20.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.15	$8.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.96	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$20.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$644	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17788	$2877

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1665
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1500
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1518
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1456
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1356
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1410
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1705
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1518
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1518
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1666
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1503
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1506
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1520
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1492
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1454
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1221
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1317
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1459
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1394
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1638
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1381
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1387
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1308
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1519
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1163
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1195
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1684
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1380
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1432
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1378
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1277
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1363
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1465
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1297
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1370
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1107
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231

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