Los Angeles vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$2477
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$551
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$571
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$38.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$218
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	99	1
😀 Quality of life	94	28
🏙️ Population	3.9M	65.5K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 221% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 65th and 5224th ($3361 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 1st in the United States and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check the United States vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.2 months in Sao Tome. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 74th and 8852nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Sao Tome

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	Los Angeles	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$29.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$62.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$1452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$7.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$25.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$4068

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

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