Los Angeles vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$252
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	99	1
😀 Quality of life	93	22
🏙️ Population	3.9M	65.5K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 255% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 80th and 6047th ($3196 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 2nd 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 58th and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Los Angeles	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.7	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$3685

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

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