Los Angeles vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$2482
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$323
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$512
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$40.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$248
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	99	1
😀 Quality of life	93	29
🏙️ Population	3.9M	65.5K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 224% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 72nd and 5349th ($3378 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.2 months in Sao Tome. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 55th and 8862nd 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	$21.9	$29.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$1.71
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$46.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$1094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$5.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$25.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$21.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$22.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$34.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$3421

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$1042
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$699
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$745
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1239
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$1344
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$618
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$750
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$641
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1254
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$601
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$386
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$834
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1555
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$849
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$878
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$922
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$785
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$668
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$655
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$587
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$750
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$687
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$594
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1022
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$578
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$590
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$741
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$796
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$631
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$775
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$759
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1017
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$659
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$544
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$802
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$665
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$695
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$544
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$543
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$612