Madrid vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$252
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	98	1
😀 Quality of life	90	22
🏙️ Population	3.42M	65.5K

The cost of living in Madrid is 98% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 2443rd and 6047th ($1781 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Spain and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Spain vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 151st and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Sao Tome

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	Madrid	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$3685

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522

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