Luxembourg City vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Luxembourg City	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2776	$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6075	$2477
🏠 One person rent	$1866	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$3059	$551
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$571
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$38.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5130	$218
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	29	1
😀 Quality of life	89	28
🏙️ Population	136K	65.5K

The cost of living in Luxembourg City is 165% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 433rd and 5224th ($2776 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Luxembourg and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Luxembourg vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Luxembourg City compared to 0.2 months in Sao Tome. Luxembourg City ranked 1st best city to live in Luxembourg vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 279th and 8852nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luxembourg City vs Sao Tome

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	Luxembourg City	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.5	$29.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82.4	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.64	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.66	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.22	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1583	$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3349	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2590	$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$62.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.1	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.47%	7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12143	$1452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8764	$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.64	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.8	$7.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.93	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.91	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.1	$25.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.34	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.65	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.5	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59	$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.9	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.2	$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1477	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16342	$4068

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Cities near Luxembourg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	Dudelange	$2515
17 km or 10 mi	Esch-sur-Alzette	$2564
19 km or 12 mi	Petange	$2439
20 km or 12 mi	Differdange	$2361
24 km or 15 mi	Arlon	$1809
28 km or 18 mi	Thionville	$1646
40 km or 25 mi	Trier	$1725
40 km or 25 mi	Merzig	$1463
52 km or 32 mi	Dillingen	$1457
55 km or 34 mi	Metz	$1526
55 km or 34 mi	Saarlouis	$1451
65 km or 40 mi	Volklingen	$1469
75 km or 47 mi	Saarbrucken	$1479
76 km or 47 mi	Sankt Wendel	$1476
79 km or 49 mi	Sankt Ingbert	$1482
81 km or 50 mi	Neunkirchen	$1479
86 km or 54 mi	Idar-Oberstein	$1676
88 km or 54 mi	Sarreguemines	$1561
91 km or 56 mi	Blieskastel	$1484
93 km or 58 mi	Homburg	$1484
97 km or 61 mi	Zweibrucken	$1664
102 km or 63 mi	Nancy	$1478
103 km or 64 mi	Charleville-Mezieres	$1538
110 km or 68 mi	Verviers	$1324
116 km or 72 mi	Pirmasens	$1664
116 km or 72 mi	Mechernich	$1644
118 km or 74 mi	Seraing	$1624
119 km or 74 mi	Liege	$1599
119 km or 74 mi	Huy	$1689
120 km or 74 mi	Kaiserslautern	$1619
122 km or 76 mi	Andenne	$1695
125 km or 78 mi	Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler	$1633
126 km or 78 mi	Euskirchen	$1674
127 km or 79 mi	Zulpich	$1662
127 km or 79 mi	Rheinbach	$1691
127 km or 79 mi	Bad Kreuznach	$1777
129 km or 80 mi	Stolberg	$1580
129 km or 80 mi	Andernach	$1599
130 km or 81 mi	Aachen	$1668
130 km or 81 mi	Meckenheim	$1689

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