Luanda vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luanda	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$496	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.7	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1511	$252
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	19	1
😀 Quality of life	53	22
🏙️ Population	2.49M	65.5K

The cost of living in Luanda is 12% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 5424th and 6047th ($1012 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Angola and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Angola vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Luanda compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 6024th and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Sao Tome

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	Luanda	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.84	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.9	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2330	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1341	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.82%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10449	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.98	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.51	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.8	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$700	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15041	$3685

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Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$863
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$788
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$821
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$844
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$676
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$645
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$671
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$577
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$523
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$519
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$520
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$580
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$876
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$522
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$634
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$934
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$731
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$976
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$668
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$850
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$828
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1121
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$900
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$742
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$975
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$747
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$811
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$482
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$741
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1265
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$655
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$961

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