Lisbon vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lisbon	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1889	$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4274	$2477
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$551
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$571
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.9	$38.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1510	$218
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	93	1
😀 Quality of life	84	28
🏙️ Population	546K	65.5K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 81% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 2357th and 5224th ($1889 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 0.2 months in Sao Tome. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 479th and 8852nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Lisbon	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$29.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.9	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1374	$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1010	$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2516	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$62.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.3	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7218	$1452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4683	$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$7.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.37	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$25.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.57	$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.84	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.64	$21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$624	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17217	$4068

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1701
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1481
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1522
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1505
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1463
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1352
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1394
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1756
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1509
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1663
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1525
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1577
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1656
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1216
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1329
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1390
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1379
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1589
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1370
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1385
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1357
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1498
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1305
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1316
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1681
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1289
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1410
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1333
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1221
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1304
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1350
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1214
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1297
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1006
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231

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