Luxembourg City vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Luxembourg City	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2490	$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5624	$2258
🏠 One person rent	$1668	$282
🏘️ Family rent	$2857	$610
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$469
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$37.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6032	$267
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	29	1
😀 Quality of life	89	22
🏙️ Population	135K	65.5K

The cost of living in Luxembourg City is 184% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 785th and 6193rd ($2490 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 2.4 months in Luxembourg City compared to 0.3 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 200th and 8799th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Luxembourg City	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.4	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.3	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.96	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.9	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1738	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3049	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2439	$496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$39.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$245	$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.6	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.11%	7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11850	$1459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8510	$231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.6	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.96	$6.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.24	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$19.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.9	$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.3	$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97	$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1335	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18853	$3719

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Cities near Luxembourg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	Dudelange	$2390
17 km or 10 mi	Esch-sur-Alzette	$2457
19 km or 12 mi	Petange	$2330
20 km or 12 mi	Differdange	$2293
24 km or 15 mi	Arlon	$1694
28 km or 18 mi	Thionville	$1491
40 km or 25 mi	Trier	$1784
40 km or 25 mi	Merzig	$1433
52 km or 32 mi	Dillingen	$1438
55 km or 34 mi	Metz	$1494
55 km or 34 mi	Saarlouis	$1438
65 km or 40 mi	Volklingen	$1446
75 km or 47 mi	Saarbrucken	$1437
76 km or 47 mi	Sankt Wendel	$1449
79 km or 49 mi	Sankt Ingbert	$1447
81 km or 50 mi	Neunkirchen	$1445
86 km or 54 mi	Idar-Oberstein	$1618
88 km or 54 mi	Sarreguemines	$1444
91 km or 56 mi	Blieskastel	$1452
93 km or 58 mi	Homburg	$1444
97 km or 61 mi	Zweibrucken	$1563
102 km or 63 mi	Nancy	$1273
103 km or 64 mi	Charleville-Mezieres	$1468
110 km or 68 mi	Verviers	$1252
116 km or 72 mi	Pirmasens	$1548
116 km or 72 mi	Mechernich	$1539
118 km or 74 mi	Seraing	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Liege	$1505
119 km or 74 mi	Huy	$1567
120 km or 74 mi	Kaiserslautern	$1485
122 km or 76 mi	Andenne	$1567
125 km or 78 mi	Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler	$1576
126 km or 78 mi	Euskirchen	$1550
127 km or 79 mi	Zulpich	$1548
127 km or 79 mi	Rheinbach	$1542
127 km or 79 mi	Bad Kreuznach	$1703
129 km or 80 mi	Stolberg	$1528
129 km or 80 mi	Andernach	$1554
130 km or 81 mi	Aachen	$1569
130 km or 81 mi	Meckenheim	$1542

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$879
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$702
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1201
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$812
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$651
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$710
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$655
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1368
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$638
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$374
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$933
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1686
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$906
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$886
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$1036
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$846
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$764
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$537
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$469
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$794
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$714
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$658
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1133
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$635
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$755
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$774
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$759
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$704
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$531
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$711
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$699
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$686
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$531
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$531
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$617