Los Angeles vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$2409
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$322
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$515
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$552
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$271
😷 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 238% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 62nd and 5493rd ($3420 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.3 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 50th and 8825th 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	$22.4	$25.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$81.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$69.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	7.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$1893
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$1191
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$9.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$20.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$8.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$20.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$2877

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$1013
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$698
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$743
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1209
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$1272
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$559
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$738
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$627
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1156
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$591
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$373
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$821
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1364
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$773
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$786
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$795
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$693
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$666
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$627
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$564
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$759
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$699
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$531
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$946
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$488
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$768
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$830
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$597
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$670
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$658
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$995
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$575
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$533
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$759
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$639
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$673
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$531
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$531
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$596