Lisbon vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lisbon	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1694	$866
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3935	$2222
🏠 One person rent	$1058	$280
🏘️ Family rent	$1856	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$402	$462
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.7	$35.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1220	$298
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	93	1
😀 Quality of life	82	21
🏙️ Population	546K	71.9K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 96% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 2695th and 6146th ($1694 vs $866) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 0.3 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 372nd and 8947th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Sao Tome

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	Lisbon	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.2	$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$1.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$830	$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2252	$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.7	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.18%	7.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5778	$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3415	$224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.16	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$6.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.97	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.2	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.87	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.87	$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$19.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.4	$17.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.8	$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$61.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$570	$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14616	$3475

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1674
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1379
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1331
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1415
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1318
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1240
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1295
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1423
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1381
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1408
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1438
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1347
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1412
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1463
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1682
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1360
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1328
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1204
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1310
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1356
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1258
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1283
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1270
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1251
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1260
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1223
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1214
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1156
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1192
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1103
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1303
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1202
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1181
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1024
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1199
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1257
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1114
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1202

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$866
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$651
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$697
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1242
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$990
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$327
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$683
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$587
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1300
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$233
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$237
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$860
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$507
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$330
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$351
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$354
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$325
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$567
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$315
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$290
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$761
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$436
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$272
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$448
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$243
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$545
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$697
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$732
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$247
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$250
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$262
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$826
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$310
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$510
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$678
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$407
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$749
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$509
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$510
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$677